ED searches I-PAC office, its director Pratik Jain's residence in Kolkata; Mamata storms raid sites in high drama https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=66825 The central agency conducted searches of a political consultancy and its director's residence in a money laundering probe tied to alleged coal smuggling, alleging hawala-linked payments to the consultancy and seizure of physical and electronic materials; it asserts that the state chief minister and police removed evidence, amounting to obstruction under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, while the consultancy challenged the legality of the searches and both sides moved high court filings amid electoral sensitivity over party IT and campaign data. en-us Thu, 08 Jan 2026 21:01:04 +0530 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 21:01:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator ED searches I-PAC office, its director Pratik Jain's residence in Kolkata; Mamata storms raid sites in high drama https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=66825 The central agency conducted searches of a political consultancy and its director's residence in a money laundering probe tied to alleged coal smuggling, alleging hawala-linked payments to the consultancy and seizure of physical and electronic materials; it asserts that the state chief minister and police removed evidence, amounting to obstruction under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, while the consultancy challenged the legality of the searches and both sides moved high court filings amid electoral sensitivity over party IT and campaign data. News - Thu, 08 Jan 2026 21:01:04 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=66825