4 months ago
2
Kolkata Police connected Saturday started the process of identifying Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials allegedly progressive successful the theft of documents from the residence of I-PAC main Pratik Jain and the consultancy firm’s bureau here, aft an FIR was registered, a elder serviceman said.
Police are besides trying to ascertain the individuality of the Central bureau unit contiguous astatine some locations during the operation, helium said.
On Saturday morning, officers from Shakespeare Sarani constabulary presumption visited Mr. Jain’s residence and collected CCTV footage and DVR recordings, the serviceman said.
Notices to beryllium issued
“Statements of household unit and information unit were besides recorded. Once recognition is complete, notices volition beryllium issued to the accused,” the serviceman added.
Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee connected Friday lodged 2 constabulary complaints against the ED successful transportation with the agency’s raids astatine the bureau of I-PAC and the residence of Mr. Jain.
Based connected the complaints, the Kolkata and Bidhannagar Police filed FIRs and initiated an investigation.
Ms. Banerjee lodged her complaints against chartless ED officials and CRPF unit astatine the Shakespeare Sarani constabulary station, and against chartless ED sleuths astatine the Electronic Complex constabulary presumption nether the Bidhannagar Police, successful transportation with the agency’s raids astatine Mr. Jain’s Loudon Street residence and his Salt Lake office, respectively, connected Thursday.
Cases astatine the Shakespeare Sarani constabulary presumption were lodged nether sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) pertaining to transgression intimidation, theft and transgression trespass, arsenic good arsenic nether Section 66 of the Information Technology Act, which deals with computer-related offences, criminalising dishonest oregon fraudulent acts similar unauthorised entree oregon information damage, the constabulary serviceman said.
Besides, constabulary besides lodged a suo motu lawsuit astatine the aforesaid constabulary presumption against the bureau precocious connected Thursday evening.
The serviceman said the Central bureau unit had conducted a hunt astatine Mr. Jain’s Loudon Street flat connected Thursday greeting astir 6.15 am, but Kolkata Police were informed lone 5 hours aboriginal via email.
“Upon receiving quality of the search, constabulary officers, including the Deputy Commissioner of Police (South), went to the residence to talk with the ED officials. They were obstructed by ED and CRPF unit contiguous there, astatine times raised batons towards officers,” the serviceman alleged.
The probe was initiated aft Ms. Banerjee’s allegations regarding the theft of Trinamool Congress election-related documents.
According to the complaint, unidentified ED and CRPF unit entered Mr. Jain’s flat and the I-PAC bureau successful Salt Lake Sector V, allegedly removing documents and physics data.
“The ED officials did not amusement individuality cards oregon pass section authorities of the search. When constabulary requested details, including the court-issued hunt warrant, they were allegedly pushed and blocked from entering,” the serviceman said.
The probe is ongoing, and each aspects, including the relation of Central bureau personnel, are being examined, helium said.
