Overview
- Sinha appeared before the special PMLA court in Kolkata on September 6, and after the ED sought custody, the court granted interim bail on a Rs 10,000 personal bond.
- The court restricted his travel to his Bolpur assembly constituency and Kolkata and ordered full cooperation with investigators during ongoing proceedings.
- The ED filed a charge sheet on August 6 after obtaining the governor’s approval to prosecute the sitting minister.
- Agency records note earlier raids at Sinha’s Bolpur residence that recovered roughly ₹41–42 lakh in cash.
- He is the second West Bengal cabinet minister proceeded against in the case after former education minister Partha Chatterjee, who remains in judicial custody.