Kolkata, July 17 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday submitted a second supplementary chargesheet in the illegal land grabbing case in West Bengal giving details on the accused land mafia in the case, Biswajit Poddar alias Sona Pappu, who gained financially in the alleged scam. Two other principal accused persons in the case are former Deputy Commissioner of Kolkata Police, Santanu Sinha Biswas and real estate promoter, Joy Kamdar whose involvement details in the matter was given i…
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Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned three police officers close to arrested former Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner, Shantanu Sinha Biswas, for questioning in a criminal-linked syndicate case.A senior officer of the central investigation agency said on Wednesday that among the three officers summoned for questioning, is a Sub-Inspector working in a police station in south Kolkata.Not only that, the ED has summoned the family members of the arrested syndicate o…
Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) Trinamool Congress leader Shreya Pandey on Monday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at the CGO Complex in Salt Lake here in connection with the Sona Pappu-linked syndicate case.She was scheduled to appear on Tuesday. However, the Trinamool leader appeared at the ED office a day earlier.Investigators said Pandey’s name cropped up during the examination of digital devices, including mobile phones, as part of the ongoing probe.Although Shreya claimed on socia…
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…
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…