Enforcement Directorate Target Kolkata Money Laundering

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) intensified its crackdown on money laundering operations by conducting simultaneous raids on Sunday at the residences of a senior Kolkata Police officer and a businessman in different areas of the city.

According to an ED officer, the raid at the Ballygunge home of Shantanu Sinha Biswas, Deputy Police Commissioner of Kolkata Police, was connected to a case filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. The officer stated that there were queries regarding the police officer's alleged ties with an individual from a construction company.

In addition, ED officials, supported by central forces, executed another raid at the Behala residence of businessman Joy Kamdar. Previous searches had already been conducted at Kamdar's office and home. Both search operations were ongoing as officials tried to establish contact with Biswas.

(With inputs from agencies.)