The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids in four districts of West Bengal under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The operation targeted an organized network involved in facilitating the entry and settlement of illegal Bangladeshis and Rohingyas, as well as terror funding. The districts under scrutiny include Kolkata, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, and Murshidabad.
This nationwide crackdown by the ED also extended to states like Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, and Haryana. The agency is focused on uncovering transactions worth crores of rupees related to illegal settlements and tracking the network responsible for producing fake Indian identity documents for Rohingyas and Bangladeshis. Several voluntary organizations in West Bengal are under investigation for their involvement in these activities.
The ED is specifically looking into how these organizations near the India-Bangladesh borders prepared fake Indian identity documents under the guise of welfare work, earning substantial amounts in the process. Additionally, the agency has identified instances where innocent individuals’ bank accounts were used for these illicit transactions. Raids were conducted at various locations, including one in the Haroa area of North 24 Parganas district linked to businessman Abdus Samad.
