Kolkata : The Enforcement Directorate has significantly broadened its investigation into a crucial land-grabbing and money laundering syndicate operating in Kolkata. 30 Kolkata Police personnel across various ranks are now under the agency's scanner. The investigation centres on an intensively coordinated racket that methodically targeted vulnerable property owners, particularly senior citizens, to strip them of their land. GAP Women's Cotton Classic Mini Casual Dress
According to ED investigators, the racket functioned as a symphony of calculated mix of physical intimidation, legal forgery, and police coercion.
The history-sheeter Biswajit Poddar (alias Sona Pappu) used to tracked down targeted, disputed, or high-value properties and used direct threats and intimidation to break the owners' determination.
Former Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner Santanu Sinha Biswas had weaponized local police machinery. When victims resisted, local police used to mount enormous pressure on them, forcing senior citizens to sell their properties at heavily undervalued, below-market rates.
After the land was forcibly acquired, businessman Joy Kamdar used to take over to develop the properties commercially, covering the extortion through legitimate real estate channels.
The three primary masterminds, Sona Pappu, Santanu Sinha Biswas, and Joy Kamdar, have all been arrested and are currently in custody. After their interrogation, the West Bengal government terminated the services of Sinha Biswas, whose tenure had previously been extended past retirement. BJP Minority Morcha Chief Urges Compliance with Civic and Religious Guidelines Ahead of Bakrid
ED's emphasis has shifted to the huge network of facilitators. Searches have been conducted at multiple locations, including properties belonging to Kolkata Police Sub-Inspector Ruhil Amin Ali, businessman Mohammad Ali (alias Max Raju), and Sinha, Biswas’s nephew.
The ED authorities have seized a diary specifying monetary transactions and gifts distributed to various police officials in exchange for their cooperation. Grit, Grace, and the Death Zone: The ITBP Women Who Conquered Everest
The ED is presently tracking the money trail, which includes suspected offshore assets belonging to Sinha Biswas in Dubai. Additionally, digital forensic experts are working to recover call records and chat logs that were intentionally deleted from seized mobile phones before the raids.
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