ED raids several places including TMC Minister Jyotipriyo Mallick's house
The Hindu
ED raids West Bengal Minister's residence in Kolkata in connection with multi-crore ration scam. Search ops at 8 other flats, incl. former PA's. Minister not present, phone taken away. ED has already arrested one person linked to ruling Trinamool Congress & Mallick.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials began a search at the residence of West Bengal Minister Jyotipriyo Mallick on early Thursday, October 26, 2023, in connection with an ongoing probe into the alleged multi-crore ration distribution scam, an officer said.
The ED slueths raided two flats belonging to Mallick, who is currently the state Forest minister, at Kolkata's Salt Lake area, supported by a team of central forces, he added.
Search operations were also on at eight other flats including the residences of Mr. Mallick's former personal assistant while he was the Food minister, he said.
"The minister was not there during the raid. He came later and his phone has been taken away. There are eight officers inside. We are also conducting searches at his former personal assistant's residence in Dum Dum and a few other places," the ED officer said.
The central probe agency has already arrested one person who allegedly has close links to the ruling Trinamool Congress as well as Mr. Mallick, the officer added.
While residents are worried over deaths due to diarrhoea in Vijayawada, officials still grapple to find the root cause. Contaminated drinking water supplied by VMC officials is the reason, insist people in the affected areas, but officials insist that efforts are on to identify the disease and that those with symptoms other than diarrhoea too are visiting the health camps.