Anubrata Mondal was arrested in reference to the rip-off. (PTI File)
“Anubrata Mondal, his aides and a few senior politicians raised public cash within the identify of the belief and used it as political funding,” stated an officer. The ED is within the strategy of issuing recent summons to some TMC leaders, News18 has learnt
Bother appears to be brewing for a piece of senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders, because the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has initiated a sequence of recent attachments and raids in reference to the cattle rip-off in West Bengal over new particulars.
The ED had earlier this week seized paperwork and connected the associated financial institution accounts of a belief in Birbhum. The belief is allegedly related to senior TMC chief Anubrata Mondal, who was arrested in reference to the rip-off. The ED is now within the strategy of issuing recent summons to some senior leaders, whereas some who already appeared can be known as once more, News18 has learnt.
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In accordance with sources within the company, the investigators have discovered cash trails of senior Trinamool leaders and their alleged connections with some hawala operators.
“Throughout the course of investigation, we stumbled upon some new particulars, which led us to new cash trails. We’ve already connected the financial institution accounts of a belief, primarily based out of Birbhum, and is related to Mondal,” stated a senior officer within the directorate.
“We’ve additionally recognized the particular person in whose identify the belief was arrange. We’ve recognized some extra benami properties,” he added.
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The raided belief siphoned off crores of rupees, violated guidelines and failed in compliances, stated sources.
“Mondal, his aides and a few senior politicians raised public cash within the identify of the belief, siphoned the cash and used it as political funding,” stated one other officer.
Search operations are prone to happen throughout districts in reference to the case. The officers additional added that the ED can also situation recent summons to some senior politicians and a few authorities officers.
