Kolkata, July 20 (IANS) A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Monday, refused an interim stay on the decision of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to freeze three bank accounts of the Trinamool Congress with combined deposits of Rs 440 crore.Following the refusal of the single-judge bench of Justice Krishna Rao to entertain the plea of the former West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata-Banerjee-led faction for an interim stay on the ED-imposed freeze on these bank accounts, “debit rest…
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Kolkata, July 18 (IANS) Alleged fictitious transactions to the tune of Rs 164 crore from one of the three frozen bank accounts of Trinamool Congress are currently under the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate (ED).The central agency had already given a letter to the authorities of the private sector commercial bank concerned where the account is held seeking details of such transactions valued at Rs 164 crore, sources aware of the development said.Currently debit restrictions are imposed on a…
Kolkata, July 8 (IANS) Hours after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday issued a statement alleging dubious transactions through three bank accounts of the Trinamool Congress, on which debit restrictions have already been imposed, the former ruling party in West Bengal issued a statement rejecting the allegations made by the central agency.The Trinamool Congress also described the ED’s action relating to the freezing of its three bank accounts, with total deposits of Rs 440 crore, as po…
Kolkata, July 7 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED), whose officials conducted day-long raid and search operations at multiple locations in Kolkata since Tuesday in connection with its probe into transactions linked to three bank accounts of the Trinamool Congress on which “debit restrictions” were recently imposed following directions from the West Bengal Police, is specially examining doubtful debit transactions worth Rs 150 crore from these three bank accounts. In the simultaneous raid an…
Kolkata, July 7 (IANS) Former West Bengal minister Aroop Biswas on Tuesday appeared before the police for questioning in connection with the alleged mismanagement during Argentine footballer Lionel Messi’s GOAT India Tour event held in Kolkata last year.Acting on a notice served by the police on Saturday, Biswas reached the officers of Bidhannagar South Police Station at around 10 a.m., accompanied by his lawyer.The police questioned the Trinamool Congress leader as part of the ongoing investiga…
Kolkata, July 7 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday launched a money laundering probe into transactions linked to three bank accounts of the Trinamool Congress on which “debit restrictions” were recently imposed following directions from the West Bengal Police, which is conducting a parallel investigation in the case.Multiple ED teams, accompanied by heavily armed Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel, carried out simultaneous raids and search operations at several location…
Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) Former West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas has been summoned again by the Bidhannagar South Police Station in connection with the alleged mismanagement during Argentine footballer Lionel Messi’s GOAT India Tour event, police said on Sunday.He has been summoned several times in the past and had avoided appearing on multiple occasions. However, he appeared at the police station on June 18, when he was questioned for a long time.This time, the police have again served hi…
Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) Barring just a handful few, almost all the heavyweight former ministers in the previous Mamata Banerjee-led cabinet from 2011 to 2026 have deserted her and joined the “rebel majority” camp in Trinamool Congress led by expelled party legislator, Ritabrata Banerjee, with the former West Bengal Minister of State for Finance (independent charge), Chandrima Bhattacharya, also the former state president, being the latest in the list.On Saturday afternoon, Bhattacharya, who w…
Kolkata, July 2 (IANS) A single judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Thursday, after hearing the petition from the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress challenging the freezing of its three bank accounts held with a private bank, directed the authorities of the said bank to file a detailed affidavit citing all details of the accounts.At the same time, the single judge bench of Justice Saugata Bhattacharya also directed the police, under whose instructions the bank authorities have impose…
Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Tuesday, rejected the plea from the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress faction seeking a fast-track hearing on its petition challenging the freezing of three bank accounts of the party. Earlier this month, the authorities of the private sector commercial bank, where these three accounts are maintained, chose to freeze them following an instruction from the police.The police directed the bank authorities to freeze the…