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.
The Enforcement Directorate arrested Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner Shantanu Sinha Biswas on Thursday in a money laundering case linked to land grabbing allegations.
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Occupants of a luxury apartment in Mohali threw bags containing about 20 lakh rupees from a ninth-floor window during Enforcement Directorate searches on Thursday morning as part of a money laundering investigation into Punjab's real estate sector.