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ED Finds Alleged Rs 60 Crore Irregularities in Media Entity
The Enforcement Directorate searched offices and homes connected to Nadimul Haque.
Haque is a Trinamool Congress member of Parliament.
The searches began on Monday and ended early Tuesday.
Investigators said they found possible accounting problems involving Rs 60 crore.
They also saw transactions they considered suspicious.
The agency is checking whether hawala, an unofficial money-transfer system, was used.
Officials questioned Haque and took paper and digital documents.
The investigation will continue to examine the suspected transactions and look for other irregularities.
The Enforcement Directorate completed searches at seven locations linked to Trinamool Congress MP Nadimul Haque.
The agency said it detected suspected financial irregularities worth Rs 60 crore in Akhbar-e-Mashriq’s accounts.
Investigators are examining doubtful transactions and possible hawala links involving the media entity.
ED officials questioned Haque and seized paper and digital documents for further examination.
Searches took place in Kolkata, Delhi and Ranchi, including Akhbar-e-Mashriq’s Park Circus office and Haque’s residence.
- Who
- The Enforcement Directorate, Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Nadimul Haque, and the media entity Akhbar-e-Mashriq.
- What
- The ED conducted searches and said it detected alleged financial irregularities of Rs 60 crore, including potentially suspicious transactions.
- Where
- Seven locations in Kolkata, Delhi and Ranchi, including Akhbar-e-Mashriq’s Park Circus office and Haque’s residence in Darga Road, Kolkata.
- When
- The searches began on Monday morning and were completed early Tuesday.
- Why
- The ED said it was investigating complaints that Trinamool Congress funds may have been channelled through the media entity and whether suspicious transactions involved hawala links.
Key facts
- Agency
- Enforcement Directorate
- Amount under investigation
- Rs 60 crore
- Media entity
- Akhbar-e-Mashriq, a multi-edition Urdu newspaper
- Search locations
- Seven locations in Kolkata, Delhi and Ranchi
- Search duration
- From Monday morning until early Tuesday
- Documents seized
- Paper and digital documents
- Editions
- Delhi, Ranchi, Asansol, Siliguri, Bhopal, Lucknow and Srinagar
Sources
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