ED to Summon I-PAC Chief, Alleges Mamata Banerjee Destroyed Evidence in Coal Scam

• The ED is intensifying its investigation into I-PAC, a political strategist organization in West Bengal, in connection with a coal smuggling money laundering case.
• I-PAC chief Prateek Jain is expected to be summoned for questioning soon.
• The ED alleges that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her associates destroyed evidence, including documents and digital devices, from the I-PAC office during a search on January 8.
• A criminal writ petition has been filed by the ED in the Supreme Court, naming Mamata Banerjee, DGP Rajeev Kumar, and Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Verma as respondents for obstructing the investigation.
• The investigation links I-PAC to the coal scam, alleging that black money from illegal coal mining by Anup Majhi was channeled to I-PAC through hawala operators.

Why It Matters: ED escalates I-PAC probe, accusing CM Mamata Banerjee of evidence destruction in coal scam.