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…
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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…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Tuesday 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) and the residence of its co-founder Pratik Jain in Kolkata.As per the cause list published on the website of the apex court, the matter is listed b…
Kolkata, Feb 9 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday issued a notice for interrogation to Monoranjan Hazra, the officer-incharge under Budbud Police Station, which comes under the Asansol-Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC), in connection with the multi-crore coal smuggling case in West Bengal.Earlier this month, the ED officials also conducted a raid and search operation at Hazra’s residence in connection with the coal smuggling case, and during those operations, the Investigat…
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) The Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday said that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s claims in her affidavit in the Supreme Court on the Enforcement Directorate’s petition regarding her ‘interference’ during a search operation at the office and residence of Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) co-founder Pratik Jain in Kolkata are contradictory to the statements she made on January 8, the day of the raid. “The Chief Min…