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 (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 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, Feb 8 (IANS) Three more people have been held in connection with the clash between two groups in the Golpark area of Kolkata, police said on Sunday.With this, the number of arrests in this incident has now risen to 23.However, Biswajit Poddar alias Sona Pappu, whom locals claimed was the main accused, has been at large.Locals were questioning why Pappu had not yet been arrested.On Saturday night, officers from Rabindra Sarobar police station arrested three young men, Sougata Basu, Mintu…
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) Police have arrested two more persons in connection with the clash between two groups in the Golpark area of south Kolkata, taking the total number of arrests to 19 in connection with Sunday’s violence involving bombing and firing. The main accused, Sona Pappu, however, remains absconding.Since the disturbance on Sunday night, the Rabindra Sarobar police station has been conducting continuous raids to arrest the accused. Two more people were apprehended during a raid on T…
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) Kolkata Police on Tuesday arrested two more persons in connection with the clash between two groups in south Kolkata’s Golpark area, taking the total number of arrests in this case to 16. Babu Sona alias Rahul Das, known to be a close associate of the main accused Sona Pappu, was arrested by the police on Tuesday. Another criminal named Shubankar Roy was also apprehended. Both are known to be Pappu’s accomplices. Although Sona Pappu did a Facebook Live this afternoon,…
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) Kolkata Police have arrested four more persons in connection with the recent clash between two groups in the Golpark area of south Kolkata, taking the total number of arrests to 14 since Sunday night. However, the prime accused, Biswajit Poddar alias Sona Pappu, remains absconding, police said on Tuesday.The violence erupted late Sunday night on Kakulia Road under the Rabindra Sarobar police station area. In the aftermath, local residents repeatedly named Sona Pappu and his…