ED Accuses Mamata Banerjee of Obstructing Raid, Seizing Evidence from I-PAC Director's Home

• ED alleges West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee forcibly entered I-PAC director Prateek Jain's Kolkata residence during a raid and removed crucial evidence.
• The central agency termed Mamata's actions unconstitutional interference in an ongoing money laundering investigation linked to coal smuggling.
• ED claims Mamata, her associates, and state police also removed documents and electronic evidence from the I-PAC office in Salt Lake.
• The money laundering case stems from a 2020 CBI FIR against a coal smuggling syndicate, with I-PAC allegedly linked to hawala transactions.
• Mamata Banerjee countered, alleging ED attempted to seize sensitive Trinamool Congress internal documents and election strategy data.

Why It Matters: ED accuses Mamata Banerjee of obstructing a raid and seizing evidence, escalating political tensions.