ED Accuses Mamata Banerjee of Seizing Docs During I-PAC Raids; TMC Cries 'Malafide Action'

• ED alleges West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee forcibly interfered with PMLA search operations, removing digital devices and documents.
• The agency claims Mamata Banerjee, with state police, took possession of incriminating evidence from I-PAC premises.
• ED describes the actions as 'complete subversion of the rule of law' and 'theft of evidence', seeking judicial intervention.
• Searches were part of a money laundering probe linked to an alleged multi-crore coal pilferage scam at I-PAC chief Pratik Jain's properties.
• Mamata Banerjee and TMC have also moved court, alleging ED seized confidential party documents unrelated to any scheduled offense, calling it 'malafide'.

Why It Matters: ED and TMC are locked in a legal battle over alleged interference and malafide actions during I-PAC raids.