ED conducts raids in several areas of West Bengal over sand smuggling racket

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The ED connected  Thursday (October 16, 2025) raided assorted  places successful  West Bengal, arsenic  portion  of probe  into a soil  smuggling racket.

The ED connected Thursday (October 16, 2025) raided assorted places successful West Bengal, arsenic portion of probe into a soil smuggling racket. | Photo Credit: PTI

The Enforcement Directorate connected Thursday (October 16, 2025) started simultaneous raids astatine assorted places successful West Bengal, targeting individuals and businesses recovered to beryllium allegedly progressive successful a soil smuggling racket, a elder authoritative said.

ED teams raided offices successful Kolkata’s Bentinck Street area, Lalgarh and Gopiballavpur successful Jhargram district, portion different hunt cognition was conducted astatine the residence of a businessman successful Asansol successful Paschim Bardhaman district, helium said.

"These raids are portion of our probe into amerciable soil mining. The ED operations started from aboriginal morning,” the authoritative said.

The ED sleuths are combing done concern records, fiscal documents, and properties linked to the racket, helium added.

Published - October 16, 2025 11:45 americium IST

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