Overview
- Searches began Thursday morning across Kolkata, Jhargram and Asansol, with operations reported at Lalgarh and Gopiballavpur.
- Investigators searched the Asansol residence of businessman Manish Bagaria, who has been under scrutiny over alleged sand operations.
- Properties linked to Sheikh Jahirul were raided in Jhargram, where officials said a large amount of cash was recovered.
- Field reports described active extraction and trucks at some quarries during the raids, with searches also touching offices such as GD Mining and sites linked to trader Sourav Roy.
- The action expands a money-laundering inquiry that included 20-plus searches on September 8, with officials probing alleged forged permits, inflated pricing and proceeds estimated by the ED to run into hundreds of crores.