New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached assets worth Rs 159.51 crore in connection with its ongoing probe into large-scale illegal coal mining and pilferage in leasehold areas of Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), an official statement said on Wednesday.The action was taken under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.The investigation has revealed that the illegal mining operations were allegedly run by a syndicate led…
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Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) The ED filed a charge sheet against five accused in a Special Court (PMLA) in Kolkata over a Rs 650 crore racket involving illegal coal mining, theft, illegal coal transportation, illegal sale of coal, use of forged documents and extortion, an official said on Saturday. The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Kolkata Zonal Office, named Chinmoy Mondal, Kiran Khan and their associates in the chargesheet filed on Thursday, the official said in a statement.The investigat…
Bengaluru/New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted raids at several locations linked to I-PAC, owned by Prashant Kishor, in connection with the Bengal coal smuggling scam. The raids were carried out at multiple locations in Bengaluru, Delhi and Hyderabad. Prashant Kishor is currently assisting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in strategising for the crucial Assembly elections.Officials confirmed that this is a pan-India operation. ED teams, along…
Kolkata, Feb 13 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said it has attached assets worth Rs 302.89 crore in three separate money laundering cases, an official said.According to press statements issued by the ED, the highest attachment — amounting to Rs 200.02 crore — was made in connection with the Andaman & Nicobar State Co-operative Bank Limited (ANSCBL) fraud case involving alleged financial irregularities.“The attached properties include hotels, resorts and parcels of land…
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) officers conducted raids on Tuesday at multiple locations in West Bengal as part of its investigation into sand and coal smuggling cases.The raids are currently underway in the West Burdwan district.A team of ED sleuths arrived in the district early in the morning and conducted a raid in Nabagram. Sources said that the ED is investigating allegations of illegal extraction and smuggling of coal from Eastern Coalfields Limited.The search is be…
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has become more active in the investigation of the coal smuggling case. According to sources, several businessmen have been summoned again to the ED office for questioning as part of the investigation. Sources said on Tuesday that these businessmen have already been interrogated, and they will have to appear before the investigators again this week.The ED has recently become more proactive in the investigation of the coal smuggling case ori…