Archive · 29 Sep 2026
ED Searches Former Bengal Minister in UNESCO Fund Case
India’s Enforcement Directorate is investigating a case involving alleged fund collection.
Investigators say the money was collected using the name of UNESCO.
They searched several places connected to former West Bengal minister Indranil Sen.
One search took place at a farmhouse in Singur.
Another happened at his home in Kolkata.
Sen’s wife is also accused in the case.
A businessman close to Sen is reportedly among those involved.
The searches do not by themselves prove that anyone committed a crime.
The Enforcement Directorate searched 10 locations linked to former West Bengal minister Indranil Sen.
Searches included a farmhouse in Singur and Sen’s home in Kolkata’s Kasba area.
The investigation concerns alleged collection of funds using the name of UNESCO.
Sen’s wife is also an accused, while a businessman close to him is reportedly involved.
Central force personnel accompanied ED officials and cordoned off the search locations.
- Who
- The Enforcement Directorate searched locations linked to former West Bengal minister Indranil Sen; his wife and a businessman close to him are also named in the case.
- What
- Officials conducted searches in an alleged case involving fund collection using the name of UNESCO.
- When
- The searches took place today, according to the report.
- Where
- At 10 locations across Kolkata, including Kasba and Highland Park, and at a farmhouse in Singur, Hooghly.
- Why
- The searches were conducted as part of the investigation into the alleged collection of funds using UNESCO’s name.
- Investigating agency
- Enforcement Directorate
- Main person named
- Indranil Sen, former West Bengal tourism minister
- Alleged conduct
- Collecting funds using the name of UNESCO
- Search locations
- 10 locations across Kolkata, plus a farmhouse in Singur
- Other accused
- Sen’s wife
- Other person reportedly involved
- A businessman close to Sen
- Security presence
- Central force personnel accompanied the ED officials