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L.C. Goyal appointed as new home secretary

| | Feb 05, 2015, at 05:55 am
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS): The Indian government on Wednesday appointed rural development ministry Secretary L.C. Goyal as the new home secretary after Anil Goswami was sacked for reportedly admitting that he had called up CBI officials while former Union Minister Matang Sinh, who was arrested last week, was questioned in connection with the Saradha scam.

"Shri L C Goyal, Secretary, Rural Development has been appointed as new Home Secretary, MHA for a period of two years," PIB India tweeted.

"ACC has accepted the request of Shri Anil Goswami, Home Secretary for voluntarily retiring from service with immediate effect.ACC has curtailed the term of Shri Anil Goswami as Home Secretary with immediate effect," it tweeted.

Matang Sinh was arrested in Kolkata on Saturday in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam.

The CBI had arrested him after questioning him for more than seven hours.

According to reports, he has been arrested on charges of criminal conspiracy, cheating and misappropriation of funds.

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