The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday searched at least 15 locations in Kolkata, including the residence of a former state minister, in connection with alleged financial irregularities centering around the Durga Puja, officials said.
Jaydeep Mukherjee, managing director of a travel agency, lodged the complaint with the commissioner of Kolkata Police accusing Indranil Sen, former minister and his wife of engaging in the irregularities. Sen was the former state tourism minister during the Trinamool Congress-led (TMC) regime. “The funds collected by the organisation were utilised for personal gains.
“ED officials in Kolkata are conducting searches at 15 premises in Kolkata in connection with financial irregularities committed by massArt (Mahanirban Road Mass Art), a non-profit organisation in running its Durga Puja preview shows,” said an ED official. Various individuals and entities including former minister Indranil Sen and his close associates are being covered in this search action,” said ED.
