ED Moves Supreme Court to Suspend West Bengal DGP Rajeev Kumar; Hearing Today

• The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has approached the Supreme Court seeking the suspension of West Bengal DGP Rajeev Kumar.
• The ED also requested disciplinary action against other senior state police officers for obstructing an investigation.
• The controversy stems from an ED raid on I-PAC's Kolkata office and director Prateek Jain's residence on January 8, 2026, related to a coal pilferage scam.
• The ED alleges Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, along with DGP Rajeev Kumar, obstructed officials, seized documents, laptops, and mobile phones during the raid.
• The West Bengal government has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court, and the matter intensifies the TMC-Centre confrontation ahead of 2026 elections.

Why It Matters: ED seeks suspension of West Bengal DGP and action against police for obstructing I-PAC raid linked to coal scam.