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ED raids 15 properties linked to former West Bengal minister in PMLA probe
✍️ The Indian Express
🗓 29 Sep 2026, 11:02 AM
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The Enforcement Directorate raided fifteen locations associated with a former West Bengal minister as part of a Prevention of Money Laundering Act investigation.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out simultaneous raids on fifteen premises alleged to belong to a former West Bengal minister.
The operation forms part of an ongoing investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), targeting suspected financial irregularities and illicit wealth accumulation.
ED officials also searched properties linked to other individuals connected with the case, though no further details about them have been released.
The Indian Express reported that the raids underscore heightened scrutiny of political figures in money‑laundering probes.
No arrests were announced at the time of the raids, and the agency has not disclosed additional information on the evidence collected.
The operation forms part of an ongoing investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), targeting suspected financial irregularities and illicit wealth accumulation.
ED officials also searched properties linked to other individuals connected with the case, though no further details about them have been released.
The Indian Express reported that the raids underscore heightened scrutiny of political figures in money‑laundering probes.
No arrests were announced at the time of the raids, and the agency has not disclosed additional information on the evidence collected.