By Admin 
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a petition in the Supreme Court against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and several senior police officers of West Bengal. ED says that during a raid its officers were misbehaved and evidence was snatched. ED has demanded to hand over the investigation of this case to CBI.
ED accuses Bengal government of assault
A total of 6 people and institutions have been made defendants in the ED petition…
- West Bengal Government
- Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister
- Rajiv Kumar, DGP
- Manoj Kumar Verma, Kolkata Police Commissioner
- Priyabrata Roy, DCP, South Kolkata
- Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
In the petition, ED has said that during the raid at Prateek Jain’s house, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee herself reached there with the police. The documents which were seized by ED officials were snatched away. Officials’ laptops were also forcibly taken away. ED officers were threatened and attempts were made to assault them. ED alleges that this is a clear case of theft, robbery, dacoity and tampering with evidence.
Allegations of forcibly registering FIR from the state police
ED has also said that to intimidate the ED officers, an FIR has been lodged against them by the state police. Senior police officers of the state are involved in the case and Mamata Banerjee herself is the Home Minister. For this reason the ED did not go to the state police to lodge an FIR. ED has demanded from the Supreme Court to order CBI to register a case in this matter. Also, Mamata Banerjee should be warned not to do such things in future.
It is also mentioned in the ED petition that Mamata Banerjee has been taking such action in the past also to put pressure on central agencies and even courts. ED says that this affects the investigation and violates the law.
A total of two petitions were filed by ED
The first petition is in the name of ED, while the second petition is on behalf of three ED officers involved in the raid on Indian Political Action Committee (IPAC) – Nishant Kumar, Vikram Ahlawat and Prashant Chandila. These officers were present during the raid and the incident that happened to them has been mentioned in the petition.
Political stir intensifies due to ED’s petition
This matter is related to ED’s investigation in West Bengal, where political turmoil has intensified. The Supreme Court can hear this petition soon. ED has said that this is an attack on the independence of investigation and justice is being demanded. No official statement has come yet from the West Bengal government or Mamata Banerjee.