The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday carried out raids at several locations across West Bengal as part of its investigation into the Public Distribution System ration scam.
An officer from the ED came to one Babul Das' residence along with central forces on Monday. Since Das was not at home, the officer gave a notice to his family after speaking to them for about an hour. Babul Das's mother and uncle were at his place.
TMC leader Shankar Adhya was arrested by the ED after an extensive search of his premises in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district which comes a day after an ED team was attacked during raids in the case.
The ED officials were attacked and their vehicles were damaged in Sandeshkhali village of North 24 Parganas in West Bengal on Thursday when they tried to raid the residence of block-level leaders of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) party in connection with an alleged ration scam case.
As per reports, the ED was conducting raids at the residence of former Bongaon Municipality Chairman Shankar Adhya in Bangaon and TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan's house in connection with the alleged ration scam case.
Launching a scathing attack on the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal over the arrest of sitting minister Jyotipriya Mallick in a ration 'scam' case, BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Saturday said all ruling party leaders involved in corruption would be put behind bars.