Enforcement Directorate
ED raids I-PAC office in Kolkata over coal smuggling probe
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The Enforcement Directorate raided the office and residence of political consultancy firm I-PAC in Kolkata on Thursday, prompting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to intervene and accuse the agency of stealing Trinamool Congress documents ahead of assembly elections. Banerjee described the action as political vendetta and planned a protest rally for Friday. The raids are linked to a money-laundering investigation into an alleged coal pilferage scam.
India's Supreme Court on Tuesday asked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee what her legal reaction would be if, by 2030-2031, her party held power at the Centre and an opposing Chief Minister disrupted a central agency raid. The question arose during a hearing on the Enforcement Directorate's petition over a January raid interruption. The bench raised concerns about state interference in central probes.
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The Enforcement Directorate on Friday filed a charge sheet against Dr Sandip Ghosh, former principal of Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College, and three others in a case of financial irregularities at the institution. The corruption surfaced days after the rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor on August 9, 2024. The charge sheet accuses them of siphoning off funds through collusion with contractors.