Daijiworld Media Network - Kolkata
Kolkata, Feb 3: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday carried out searches at multiple locations across West Bengal in connection with a money-laundering investigation linked to the alleged illegal mining and transportation of coal, officials said.
Around 10 premises were searched under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), including properties linked to state police official Manoranjan Mondal, they added.
Officials clarified that the action is part of a separate probe and is not related to the alleged coal scam case in which the ED had conducted searches at the Kolkata office of political consultancy firm I-PAC last month.
Premises associated with several individuals, including Kiran Khan, Sekh Akhtar, Prabir Datta and Mirza H Baig, were also searched as part of the operation, officials said.