Kolkata, July 17 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday submitted a second supplementary chargesheet in the illegal land grabbing case in West Bengal giving details on the accused land mafia in the case, Biswajit Poddar alias Sona Pappu, who gained financially in the alleged scam. Two other principal accused persons in the case are former Deputy Commissioner of Kolkata Police, Santanu Sinha Biswas and real estate promoter, Joy Kamdar whose involvement details in the matter was given i…
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Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has begun a separate investigation against the former Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner Santanu Sinha Biswas on his earnings made by influencing the transfer and posting of cops in ranks junior to him.This investigation is in addition to the ED’s ongoing probe into his involvement in a multi-crore land-grabbing case. The central investigation agency filed a supplementary chargesheet against him at a special court of the Prevention of M…
Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday filed a supplementary charge sheet against the former Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner Santanu Sinha Biswas, in the case where he had been accused of involvement in a multi-crore land grabbing case. Sources aware of the development said that in the 114-page supplementary charge sheet, Sinha Biswas, land mafia Biswajit Poddar alias Sona Pappu and real-estate promoter Jay Kamdar have been accused of involvement in illegal land gr…
Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned three police officers close to arrested former Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner, Shantanu Sinha Biswas, for questioning in a criminal-linked syndicate case.A senior officer of the central investigation agency said on Wednesday that among the three officers summoned for questioning, is a Sub-Inspector working in a police station in south Kolkata.Not only that, the ED has summoned the family members of the arrested syndicate o…
Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) Trinamool Congress leader Shreya Pandey on Monday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at the CGO Complex in Salt Lake here in connection with the Sona Pappu-linked syndicate case.She was scheduled to appear on Tuesday. However, the Trinamool leader appeared at the ED office a day earlier.Investigators said Pandey’s name cropped up during the examination of digital devices, including mobile phones, as part of the ongoing probe.Although Shreya claimed on socia…
Kolkata, May 28 (IANS) Former Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner (DC) Shantanu Sinha Biswas and real estate developer Biswajit Poddar alias Sona Pappu were produced before the Bankshall court on Thursday as the ED custody period expired. Shantanu’s lawyer requested the judge to grant his client the status of a ‘Grade One’ prisoner.Shantanu’s lawyer said on Thursday, “Shantanu has a threat to his life. My client has conducted important investigations in several police stations. Several accu…
Kolkata, May 25 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday gave a patient hearing to an elderly couple who had been cheated by the recently arrested land mafia-promoters Biswajit Poddar a.k.a Sona Papu and Joy Kamdar, and assured them of his personal intervention to resolve the matter.The Chief Minister interacted with people and listened to their grievances at his pre-announced ‘Janatar Darbare (People’s Court)’ session.Probir Mukhopadhyay and his wife, both senior citizens …
Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) After Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced a ‘zero tolerance’ policy on illegal construction in the state, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has started sending notices for violations at various places in the West Bengal state capital. On Sunday, municipal workers raided six areas in Kolkata to demolish illegal constructions.Of the six, the civic body started demolishing three illegal constructions in Tiljala, Kasba and Beliaghata amid tight security to prevent …
Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has been conducting raids and search operations at various sites in Kolkata since Friday morning in connection with several cases of money laundering linked to land syndicates, which involve the former Deputy Commissioner of Kolkata Police and the infamous local land mafia figure, Biswajit Poddar, also known as Sona Pappu.Both Sinha Biswas and Pappu are currently in ED custody after being arrested by the central investigating agency officia…
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate has filed a series of charges in court against Biswajit Poddar alias Sona Pappu, who was arrested in connection with a syndicate and corruption case. The central investigation agency claimed in court that Sona Pappu used to acquire other people’s land and property at low prices by threatening them.Not only him alone, the Enforcement Directorate has also mentioned a gang of three people in court.The agency claimed that Pappu worked for Behala b…