By Admin 
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed another petition in the Supreme Court in the case related to the raid on the office of political consultancy firm I-PAC and the residence of co-founder Prateek Jain. In the new petition, ED has demanded the removal of some top officials including West Bengal Director General of Police (DGP) Rajeev Kumar.
In the new petition, the ED alleged that these officers, along with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, obstructed the investigation and allegedly helped in theft of evidence. In its new application, ED has sought instructions to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the Department of Personnel and Training (DOPT), Government of India, that the concerned officers should be suspended. It has also been mentioned in the petition that DGP Rajiv Kumar, while previously holding the post of Kolkata Police Commissioner, had sat on a dharna with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
The Supreme Court will also hear another petition of ED on Thursday, in which it has been alleged that the West Bengal government and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee obstructed the raid and search operation conducted at the office of I-PACK and the house of its co-founder Prateek Jain. The bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Sharma and Vipul M. Pancholi will hear this case.
Seeking immediate judicial intervention in the matter, the ED has claimed that its officers faced opposition during the search operation and were prevented from performing their duties as per law. The agency also claimed that the impartiality of its investigation was compromised by interference from West Bengal officials. However, the West Bengal government has also reached the Supreme Court, where it filed a caveat. The Bengal government requested that no order be passed without hearing its side.
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