Kolkata/IBNS, July 7 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday carried out coordinated searches at five locations across Kolkata as part of an investigation into alleged financial irregularities involving the bank accounts of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the funding of chartered flights used by the party's national general secretary, Abhishek Banerjee.

Separate ED teams launched search operations early in the day at premises in Central Avenue, Rajarhat-New Town and nearby areas as investigators examined the flow of funds linked to the case.

Among the properties searched were the office and residence of a businessman believed to have close ties with Abhishek Banerjee.

The agency is also scrutinising financial transactions invol...