ED attaches Rs 100-cr assets in West Bengal coal scam, total attachments hit Rs 322 cr

• The Enforcement Directorate (ED) attached fresh assets worth Rs 100 crore in the West Bengal illegal mining and coal theft case.
• The latest attachment includes immovable properties, fixed deposits, and mutual funds of Shakambhari Ispat and Power Ltd and Gagan Ferrotech Ltd.
• Total assets attached in the case now stand at Rs 322.71 crore, with proceeds of crime established at Rs 2,742 crore.
• The ED alleges the scam involved illegal excavation and pilferage of coal from Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) with local administration's help.
• Anup Majee alias Lala is identified as the kingpin, operating an underground hawala network using a unique code for transactions.