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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has launched a major crackdown on coal smuggling networks across Jharkhand and West Bengal. Raids were conducted at over 40 locations linked to coal mafia operatives, including premises associated with Anil Goyal, Sanjay Udyog, LB Singh, Amar Mandal, and others.
Massive Search Operation Targets Coal Theft and Multi-Crore Scam Networks
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has launched a massive raid in Jharkhand in connection with coal theft and smuggling cases. The operation is being led by its Ranchi regional office. According to officials, the operation is focused on cases involving Anil Goyal, Sanjay Udyog, LB Singh, and Amar Mandal. These cases involve widespread coal theft and financial misappropriation, resulting in losses of hundreds of crores of rupees to the government.
Officials stated that the raids are wide-ranging, and the premises of several prominent figures are being searched. These include the properties of Narendra Khadka, Anil Goyal, Yudhishthir Ghosh, and Krishna Murari Kayal. During the raids, which began Friday morning, ED teams intensified their search for numerous documents, digital data, and other crucial evidence.
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In addition to Jharkhand, the ED has also launched a major operation against coal mafias in West Bengal. Raids are being conducted at 24 locations in Durgapur, Purulia, Hooghly, and Kolkata districts. This operation focuses on cases related to illegal coal mining, its illegal transportation, and storage. Officials say this is the most extensive action yet against coal gangs long active in these districts.
According to the ED, this joint operation, underway in Jharkhand and West Bengal, is focused on more than 40 premises. Initial investigations have revealed a strong network of coal mafias spread across both states, which steal coal from government coal fields on a large scale and supply it illegally. This not only causes huge losses to the government treasury but also provides financial support to criminal gangs.
ED officials have indicated that further revelations may emerge in the coming days in cases related to this operation. Documents and digital data recovered from several premises are being examined, which is likely to reveal the financial transactions, logistics and political-administrative connections of this network.
