New Delhi: CBI today questioned former Assam Minister and Congress leader Anjan Dutta in connection with its probe in the Saradha chit fund scam in which thousands of investors were allegedly duped.

Dutta was summoned at the CGO complex in Kolkata for questioning, CBI sources said. An MLA from Amguri in Assam, Dutta's residence was searched by the agency on August 28, the sources said. Dutta is considered a Gogoi loyalist who handled important portfolios like transport.