New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) A Delhi court on Tuesday sent Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) co-founder Vinesh Kumar Chandel to 10 days’ Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody in connection with a money laundering probe linked to the alleged coal pilferage case. Additional Sessions Judge Shefali Barnala Tandon of Patiala House Courts allowed the ED’s plea for custodial interrogation till April 23 after Chandel was produced before the court late on Monday night, with proceedings continuin…
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Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) Amid the crucial two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be participating in as many as five political programmes in the state on Tuesday.Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will begin his campaign journey in the state with three programmes throughout the day.The Union Home Minister’s programme will include four public meetings and one roadshow. The public meetings include two at Manikchak and Gazole in minority-dominated Malda district…
Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress general secretary and Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee expressed objections over the arrest of Indian Political Action Committee co-founder Vinesh Chandel by Enforcement Directorate officials on Monday night in New Delhi. “The arrest of Vinesh Chandel, co-founder of I-PAC, barely 10 days before the Bengal elections, is not just alarming; it shakes the very idea of a level playing field,” Banerjee said in a social media post on Monday night…
Kolkata, March 28 (IANS) The officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have been conducting simultaneous raids and search operations in different locations in West Bengal since Saturday morning, including the state capital of Kolkata and its outskirts, in connection with a land-scam case.Sources aware of the development said, among the places where the central agency officials are conducting simultaneous raids and search operations, include the office and the residence of an influential city…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court of India is scheduled to hear a plea on Wednesday filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), alleging interference by West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee during its search operations at the office of Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) and the residence of its co-founder Pratik Jain in Kolkata.As per the cause list published on the apex court’s website, the matter is listed for hearing on March 18 before a Bench of Justices Prashant Ku…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Wednesday the plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) alleging interference by the West Bengal government and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during its search operations at the office of political consultancy firm Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) and the residence of its co-founder Pratik Jain in Kolkata. As per the cause list published on the apex court’s website, the matter is listed for hearing on March 18 …
Kolkata, Feb 28 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) IT Cell Chief and party’s central observer for West Bengal, Amit Malviya, on Saturday, questioned the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress’ decision to nominate Menaka Guruswamy for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in the state. In an X post, Malviya claimed that Chief Minister Banerjee has rewarded Guruswamy for defending the then Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal in the RG Kar rape and murder case.”Mamata Banerjee has rewarded Mena…
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Wednesday the plea filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) alleging interference by the West Bengal government and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during the Central agency’s recent search operations at the office of political consultancy firm Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC).As per the cause list published on the apex court’s website, the matter is listed for hearing on February 18 before a bench of Justices Prasha…
Kolkata, Feb 16 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is investigating the multi-crore coal smuggling case in West Bengal, is also currently examining the hawala aspect related to the diversion of illicit proceeds overseas.Sources aware of the development said the investigating officials have secured some specific information that part of the proceeds of the crime in the alleged scam were diverted to neighbouring Bangladesh and Dubai through the hawala route.The probe officials have als…
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…