CBI raids 13 locations across Bengal in coal scam case
New Delhi, 16 March (HS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted raids at more than 13 locations in West Bengal in connection with an alleged coal theft case.
According to the CBI sources, the premises of local coal smugglers are being searched at various locations in West Bengal. The CBI sleuths raided widespread across Purulia, Bankura, Burdwan and Kolkata.
The searches included premises of Amiya Steel Pvt Ltd in Kolkata and Bankura and that of Joydeb Mandal, the alleged deputy of the suspected kingpin of the racket Anup Manjhi, sources said.
The CBI had registered an FIR in November last year against Manjhi alias Lala, Eastern Coalfield Ltd General Managers Amit Kumar Dhar (then Kunustoria area now Pandaveswar area) and Jayesh Chandra Rai (Kajor area) besides ECL Chief of Security Tanmay Das and many more.
