ED raids 10 locations in Bengal in multi-crore Bangladesh bank fraud
In a major crackdown on money laundering, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has raided at least nine places in West Bengal‘s North and South 24 Parganas in connection with money laundering as well as hawala racket involving neighboring Bangladesh.
The raids were in connection to the purchase of property in West Bengal using illegally earned money that was transferred to Kolkata through the hawala route.
ED source said that the raid and search operations are relating the huge embezzlement of funds by the former managing director of Bangladesh-based NRB Global Bank, Prasanta Kumar Halder, and his Indian associate Sukumar Mridha, a resident of Ashoknagar in North 24 Parganas. It was learned that Mridha acted as Halder’s agent in West Bengal. Even Halder owns a residence in the Nabapally area in Ashoknagar.
“We doubt that Mridha and Halder also own similar properties in other cities as well. We are interrogating the relatives of Mridha and Halder here in West Bengal to get more details,” said an ED official, who did not wish to be named.
The ED officials interrogated Mridha’s son-in-law, Sanjib Haoladar, also a resident of Ashoknagar. He informed the central agency that his father-in-law came to Ashoknagar last time almost two years back and he had no knowledge about his father-in-law’s involvement in money laundering and hawala scams.
It was learned that the house at Ashoknagar, which is currently owned by Mridha, was originally owned by Halder. However, around four years back the ownership of the house was transferred to the name of Mridha.
ED sources said that on Friday the ED detained a local person, Swapan Mitra, who is believed to be a key associate of Halder and Mridha in this illegal money laundering and hawala racket. Several crucial documents regarding property transfer deals have been secured from Mitra.
[With Inputs from IANS]
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The search operations relate to embezzlement in a Bangladesh based NRB Global Bank.
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Then how come Indian ED sprang in to action? Was there a request from that Government?
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Anyway our ED deserves standing ovation. Also involvement Indian Politicians, if any, needs to be investigated.
A nation aspiring for Trillion dollar economy or super power status or permanent seat in UN…etc., has no structural frame of laws or monitoring financial transactions or no identify proofs or no intelligence in the system or no worthy brains in govt or govt does not want to hire any private or professional / technocrats……or TV shows are full of scum & dumb shows and universities are still teaching stone engineering subjects, no research labs, dumb politicians who take salaries sitting idle & sleeping in parliament
The country has to go into ruins someday at this political leadership. So much for a visionary