ED Raids 10 West Bengal Locations in Illegal Coal Mining Probe

• The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches at 10 locations across West Bengal on Tuesday, February 3.
• The raids are linked to an ongoing investigation into illegal coal mining and transportation.
• Premises, including those of state police official Manoranjan Mondal, were covered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
• Individuals like Kiran Khan, Sekh Akhtar, Prabir Datta, and Mirza H Baig also had their properties raided.
• This investigation is separate from a previous coal scam probe involving I-PAC raids in Kolkata.

Why It Matters: ED conducted widespread raids in West Bengal targeting illegal coal mining and money laundering.