New Delhi, July 8 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday carried out raids on properties linked to a flight charter firm in and around Kolkata as part of its investigation into allegedly suspicious transactions from the bank accounts of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), people familiar with the development said. The transactions pertain to a period when the party was led by former CM Mamata Banerjee, ED officials said.
A preliminary probe revealed "funds worth around Rs.160 crore were transferred from TMC accounts to Carewell Aviation India Pvt Ltd and its related entity...between April 2023 and June 2026". TMC leader Derek O'Brien denied the allegations.P8
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