Archive · 21 Nov 2025
ED Raids 40+ Locations in Jharkhand & Bengal Against Coal Mafia
The ED is searching many places in Jharkhand and West Bengal to find people who might be involved in stealing and selling coal illegally.
This is causing a lot of money to be lost by the government.
The ED is looking into this to stop it and catch the people involved.
Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids in Jharkhand and West Bengal
Over 40 premises covered under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)
18 locations in Jharkhand, 24 in West Bengal targeted
Investigation focuses on coal theft, smuggling, illegal mining, and storage
Case involves significant financial losses to the government
- Who
- Enforcement Directorate (ED), coal mafia, Anil Goyal, Sanjay Udhyog, L B Singh, Amar Mandal
- What
- Conducted raids in Jharkhand and West Bengal
- When
- Friday
- Where
- Jharkhand and West Bengal
- Why
- To investigate coal theft, smuggling, and money laundering
Prosecution
Defense
Purpose of Raids
Prosecution
To investigate and prevent coal theft, smuggling, and money laundering
Defense
To protect the accused's rights and ensure fair investigation
- Agency Involved
- Enforcement Directorate (ED)
- Act Under Which Raids Conducted
- Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)
- Total Premises Covered
- Over 40
- Jharkhand Premises Covered
- 18
- West Bengal Premises Covered
- 24
- Estimated Financial Loss
- Hundreds of crores of rupees
Sources
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