ED raids Kolkata locations in probe into alleged suspicious TMC bank transactions

KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday carried out searches at multiple locations in Kolkata as part of an ongoing money laundering investigation into the alleged routing of suspect funds through bank accounts linked to the Trinamool Congress (TMC), officials said.

The investigation has so far revealed preliminary evidence suggesting that more than Rs 150 crore in alleged suspect funds were routed through aviation and travel companies before being transferred into the bank accounts under scrutiny.

According to officials, the central probe agency searched around five premises across the West Bengal capital in connection with the case. Further details are awaited as the investigation progresses.