Overview

• ED teams searched multiple locations linked to Saha, including his Murshidabad residence and properties tied to relatives and a personal assistant in Raghunathganj and Birbhum.
• Officials say Saha tried to flee by scaling a wall and discarded his mobile phones, which were recovered and are slated for forensic examination.
• Investigators cited a financial lead involving a Birbhum resident, who accompanied the team to Saha’s premises during the operation.
• A Kolkata PMLA court remanded Saha to ED custody for six days after the agency alleged non-cooperation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
• The arrest intensified political sparring, with the TMC alleging vendetta politics and the BJP welcoming the action as proof of corruption.