The Enforcement Directorate has requested the West Bengal government’s Securities Director to summon Santanu Sinha Biswas, an absconding Deputy Commissioner of Kolkata Police, for questioning in two money laundering cases. Sinha Biswas, a close confidante of former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has been avoiding the ED’s summons and a lookout notice has been issued against him. The ED’s investigation into a money laundering network in West Bengal has led to the arrest of a businessman linked to Sinha Biswas.
The ED has been trying to question Sinha Biswas regarding his involvement in money laundering cases, but he has evaded appearing at the ED’s office. The agency suspects that Sinha Biswas might attempt to flee the country following the Trinamool Congress’s defeat in the recent elections. Joy Kamdar, a businessman arrested in connection with the case, allegedly provided gifts to police officers, including Sinha Biswas, to gain favors within the department. Sinha Biswas has faced accusations of favoring the Trinamool Congress while in uniform.
Despite multiple summons, Sinha Biswas has not cooperated with the ED’s investigation, leading to a lookout notice being issued against him. The ED’s probe into the money laundering case has revealed a complex network of individuals and shell companies in West Bengal. Sinha Biswas’s association with Kamdar, the arrested businessman, has raised concerns about misuse of influence within the police department.
