Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- Armed with search warrants and aided by paramilitary escorts, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) today launched massive search operations at around 22 locations, including Kolkata, in the alleged illegal sand mining and money laundering, official sources said.
The searches targeted properties linked to GD Mining Pvt Ltd, its owner Arun Saraf, company executive, identified as Dhiman Chakraborty, and several employees and agents. The operations were carried out across Kolkata and in the districts of North 24 Parganas, Jhargram, and West Medinipur.
Though no official statement has been released yet, sources said the ED seized incriminating documents related to financial transactions and recovered hard cash during six hours ...