India, Aug. 9 -- TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee's aide Sumit Roy was quizzed by the West Bengal CID for around 10 hours on Saturday in connection with a government land fraud case in Paschim Medinipur district, officials said.

Roy was questioned by CID sleuths at the probe agency's headquarters in Bhawani Bhawan. The Supreme Court has granted him interim protection from arrest till August 14, subject to his cooperation with the investigation.

"Our officers questioned him for hours. The investigation is at a very preliminary stage and nothing could be disclosed right now," an official said.

Roy, who appeared before the probe agency in the morning, left the headquarters around 8.20 pm.

When asked if Roy would be required to appear before ...