The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday conducted simultaneous raids at around eight locations linked to Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Ahmed Hasan Nadimul Haque across Kolkata, Delhi and Ranchi as part of an ongoing money laundering probe.
According to a Central Investigation Agency report, the searches are part of an investigation linked to an Urdu newspaper, Akhbar-E-Mashriq, accused of publishing materials promoting communal disharmony and illegal transactions of funds from suspicious sources. The TMC MP is the director of the newspaper
A complaint regarding alleged large-scale financial fraud involving the newspaper was reportedly filed in August.
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ED teams arrived early Monday morning at the TMC MP's residence and office in Kolkata's Park Circus area. Searches were also underway at two other locations in the city.
In Delhi, ED officials were conducting searches at four premises linked to the MP, while another team was carrying out searches in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
The searches are being conducted under tight security provided by central forces. The ED has not yet issued an official statement regarding the raids or any seizures made during the operation.