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Ration scam: ED raids multiple locations across Bengal; warehouses, residence searched

The objective of these raids is to uncover links to the alleged multi-crore scam for which former food minister Jyotipriya Mallick was arrested in October last year

PTI Calcutta Published 13.09.24, 12:47 PM
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday conducted raids at multiple locations across West Bengal in connection with the alleged ration scam, officials said.

The raids were carried out by different teams of the federal probe agency.

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According to officials, ED sleuths searched the homes and godowns of ration shop traders, a food inspector’s residence, and a cooperative bank branch in places such as Joynagar, Deganga, Kalyani, and Basanti. Raids were also carried out in Kolkata, they added.

The objective of these raids is to uncover links to the alleged multi-crore scam for which former food minister Jyotipriya Mallick was arrested in October last year, they said.

In July, the ED had raided 10 locations across the state related to the same case. These included the residences of Sheikh Shahjahan, Bakibur Rahman, Anisur Rahman, and Barik Biswas, all of whom are close aides of Mallick.

Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by The Telegraph Online staff and has been published from a syndicated feed.

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