ASANSOL: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials on Wednesday conducted searches at residences — three in Asansol in Paschim Bardhaman district and one in Lake Gardens area of Kolkata — of West Bengal minister and TMC leader Moloy Ghatak in connection with a coal smuggling scam case.
The agency, aided by a huge contingent of central paramilitary personnel, conducted searches in these properties in connection with the scam. Women officers were also part of the team.
“As his name surfaced in the coal smuggling scam, we need to find out what was his role in it. We have evidence of Ghatak’s involvement in the scam,”said a CBI officer.
