New Delhi, April 25 -- The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Kolkata Zonal Office, is conducting searches at nine premises linked to suppliers and exporters located in Kolkata, Burdwan, and Habra, in connection with a PDS scam involving Nirajan Chandra Saha and others.
The ED initiated its investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) based on an FIR registered by West Bengal Police at Basirhat Police Station. The case was filed on a complaint by the Deputy Commissioner of Customs, Ghojadanga Land Customs Station (LCS), alleging large-scale diversion of Public Distribution System (PDS) wheat meant for welfare schemes.
According to an ED official, the investigation revealed that the accused adopted a systematic modus ope...