Kolkata, Feb. 3 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted searches at 10 locations across West Bengal in connection with an alleged illegal coal mining and transportation case.

The raids are underway from early Tuesday, covering premises linked to Bengal Police Officer-in-Charge Manoranjan Mondal and others, including Kiran Khan, Sekh Akhtar, Prabir Datta, and Mirza Hesamuddin Baig, officials indicated.

The searches are being carried out under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

According to officials, the case pertains to the alleged illegal extraction and transportation of coal from mines in the state, resulting in significant losses to the exchequer. The ED is probing the suspected generat...