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…
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Kolkata, May 25 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) investigation into the alleged criminal-linked syndicate has revealed that arrested Kolkata Police officer Shantanu Sinha Biswas is yet to produce his two mobile phones before investigating officers, an insider at the central investigation agency said on Monday. Former Trinamool Congress MLA Jiban Krishna Saha had thrown his mobile phones into a pond during an ED search at his Murshidabad residence to destroy evidence in an SSC recruitm…
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 23 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has begun preparations to attach the residence of former Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner Shantanu Sinha Biswas at Kandi in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, an insider in the central probe agency said on Saturday.Shantanu had already been arrested by the ED in connection with a criminal-linked syndicate case.On Friday, ED officials broke open the locks of Shantanu’s residence at Kandi and carried out an extensive search operation the…
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…
Kolkata, May 18 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate on Monday arrested Biswajit Poddar alias Sona Pappu in connection with a financial fraud and extortion case. Sona Pappu was in the news for various reasons before the Assembly elections. He was allegedly involved in various illegal activities, but was still missing. However, Pappu appeared at the Enforcement Directorate office at the CGO Complex in Salt Lake on Monday.After being questioned for nine hours from morning till night, the…
Kolkata, May 18 (IANS) Biswajit Poddar alias Sona Pappu appeared before Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials at the CGO Complex in Salt Lake here on Monday, after remaining untraceable for months in connection with a syndicate case.He had been wanted since his name was implicated in the Rabindra Sarovar incident last February. He went live on social media from time to time, but could not be found. The ED also raided his house to investigate a syndicate case. However, Sona Pappu suddenly appear…
Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) The West Bengal government had terminated the services of Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner, Shantanu Sinha Biswas, who was arrested by officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED).The action was in connection with a couple of money laundering-cum-land-linked syndicate cases involving a notorious and currently absconding history-sheeter.Despite attaining the official retirement age of 60, Biswas was retained under extension for two years by the previous Mamata Banerjee-l…
Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday arrested Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner Shantanu Sinha Biswas in connection with a criminal-linked syndicate case.The ED had been questioning Shantanu at the CGO Complex in Kolkata since Thursday morning after the police officer appeared before agency officials for interrogation.He was arrested after being questioned for more than 10-and-a-half hours and will be produced before a court on Friday.The ED had summoned Sinha Bis…