ED Seizes Rs 1.01 Crore, Luxury Cars in Bengal Trafficking Money-Laundering Raids

Overview

• The Enforcement Directorate conducted coordinated searches at at least eight locations across Bidhannagar, Kolkata’s Salt Lake/Baguiati areas, and Siliguri under the PMLA.
• Officials said the operation yielded over Rs 1.01 crore in cash, a Land Rover Defender and a Jaguar, digital devices, and property records.
• Several bank accounts linked to the accused were identified, and officials reported finding “plastic notes” used inside dance bars for payments tied to the racket.
• The financial probe follows multiple state police FIRs and chargesheets naming Jagjit Singh, Ajmal Siddiqui, Bishnu Mundra and others for allegedly coercing women into prostitution via bar-cum-restaurants.
• Search targets included bar owners and a civil engineer’s residence, with CAPF personnel escorting ED teams, and the agency said the investigation continues into shell firms and possible hawala links.