Hours after the Enforcement Directorate investigating the multi-crore coal smuggling case raided the premises of a South Kolkata businessman and seized Rs 1.4 crore and some incriminating documents. Bengal Opposition Leader Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday demanded Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s clarifications as the said businessman had handled her campaign during the 2021 Bhabanipore Assembly by-elections.
After Wednesday’s day-long raid at the premises of Gajraj group of companies the ED on Thursday issued a statement in which it claimed that the businessman had dealings with a Trinamool Congress minister.