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ED Raids in Jharkhand, West Bengal Against Coal Mafia
The Enforcement Directorate conducted coordinated raids at over 40 sites targeting coal theft and money laundering, involving more than 100 officials and causing government losses of hundreds of crores.
- On Friday morning, the Enforcement Directorate began coordinated searches at more than 40 locations across West Bengal and Jharkhand as part of a single operation.
- Officials say the action responds to long‑running probes into coal theft and smuggling, involving money‑laundering investigations that caused government losses estimated at hundreds of crores.
- In West Bengal, the ED is searching about 24 premises across Durgapur, Purulia, Howrah and Kolkata districts, while in Jharkhand, investigators cover about 18 locations related to coal theft and smuggling.
- ED's Ranchi and Kolkata zonal offices carried out simultaneous raids from 6 a.m., deploying over 100 officials and staffers in close coordination with state police forces of Jharkhand and West Bengal.
- Officials say searches include addresses connected to Anil Goyal, Sanjay Udhyog, L B Singh, Amar Mandal, Narendra Kharka, Yudhistar Ghosh, Krishna Murari Kayal, Chinmayi Mondal and Rajkishore Yadav.
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ED conducts searches at 40 locations against coal mafias in Jharkhand and West Bengal
These search operations pertain to several major cases of coal theft and smuggling, covering the matters of Anil Goyal, Sanjay Udhyog, LB Singh, and Amar Mandal. The collective scale of the cases involves significant coal pilferage/theft, resulting in a massive financial loss to the government.
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