Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Sunday arrested Kolkata-based businessman Joy Kamdar after conducting raids against him and Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner Shantanu Sinha Biswas as part of a money laundering probe into an alleged criminal-linked syndicate.Kamdar, Managing Director of Sun Enterprise, was taken into custody after four hours of questioning, an ED official said.He was detained from his residence in the Behala area of south Kolkata during raids early i…
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Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate on Sunday detained businessman Joy Kamdar, the Managing Director of Sun Enterprise, as part of its investigation into a money laundering case against criminal Sona Pappu alias Biswajit Poddar and his linked syndicate.The businessman was detained after ED officials conducted a raid at his residence in the Behala area of South Kolkata earlier in the morning. The ED also raided two premises linked to Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner Shantanu Si…
Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Sunday conducted raids at the residence of Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner (DCP) Shantanu Sinha Biswas.The ED officials reached the DCP’s house on Fern Road in Ballygunge at 7 a.m. It is reported that a search is underway at the house.Officials said the search operation was being held in connection with the Sona Pappu syndicate case in the Ballygunge area of South Kolkata. Biswas was once the Officer-in-Charge of Kalighat police sta…
Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) A team of Income Tax (I-T) Department officials, heavily escorted by central armed police forces (CAPF) personnel, have started conducting raid and search operations at the residence of a local Trinamool Congress leader Kumar Saha at Kalighat in Kolkata, which is close to the official residence of the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Friday. The I-T department action is part of investigation in the same illegal land-grabbing related money laundering case ov…
Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) A huge amount of money was recovered in Kolkata on Tuesday ahead of the Assembly elections. About Rs 19 lakh was seized from the Shyambazar area of north Kolkata. Two persons have been arrested in connection with the incident, said a senior officer of Kolkata Police.Investigators are trying to find out where the money was being brought from and where and to whom it was being taken. Raids are also being carried out in different places in Kolkata before the elections….
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday recovered over Rs 1 crore in cash and seized weapons during searches at multiple locations in Kolkata ahead of the Assembly elections, officials said.Investigators recovered more than Rs 1 crore in cash from a residence in the Behala area, linked to a company executive. Weapons were also recovered during a separate search at the Kasba residence of businessman Biswajit Poddar, an official of the central agency said.ED officials…
Kolkata, March 9 (IANS) The Kolkata Police Commissioner recently directed the anti-rowdy officers of every police station in the city to submit a ‘rough register’ (a special diary or ledger) to their respective Deputy Commissioners of Police, containing the names and details of miscreants in their jurisdictions. The report was submitted to the Kolkata Police headquarters at Lalbazar on Monday, a senior police officer said.According to the Intelligence Department of Kolkata Police, the names …
Kolkata, Feb 17 (IANS) A SIM box racket was busted with the arrest of one person in connection with over Rs 3 crore cyber fraud case in Kolkata, the police said on Tuesday. The arrest was made for duping a Kolkata couple of over Rs 3 crore by threatening them with digital arrest.The accused, identified as Mohammad Amjad (38), was arrested on Monday after the police conducted a raid in Amherst Street in central Kolkata.Police sources said the name of the accused was learnt after interrogating Abi…
Kolkata, Feb 16 (IANS) Two persons died in a road accident under the Joka Metro Station in West Bengal’s Kolkata, the police said on Monday. According to police sources, two people were travelling from Joka to Thakurpukur on a bike on Sunday night. It is initially known that the bike lost control and fell after a car reportedly hit it from behind. As a result, the duo travelling on the bike died on the spot. The police are trying to find out the actual reason behind the tragic accident near the …
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IANS) A popular social media influencer from Kolkata was arrested on Thursday evening on charges of forcibly detaining and molesting his girlfriend.The influencer, identified as Shamik Adhikary, who goes by the name ‘Nonsane’, has a large following on social media.The 22-year-old woman alleged that he held her captive in his home for approximately 20 hours.During this time, she claimed she was physically assaulted and threatened.The woman has since filed a complaint with the …