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From timelines to protocol lapses, Kolkata police build case against ED after I-PAC raid

January 14, 2026 2:37 pm

The Kolkata police are currently reviewing digital footage to identify the ED officials and CRPF personnel present during the I-PAC search operations.

“The entire Court proceeding will be on 'Live Streaming', and the same will be recorded for future purposes, the Calcutta High Court said. (Express Photo)

‘Live-streamed, only counsels to be present’: Calcutta High Court’s restrictions on ED I-PAC raids hearing today

January 14, 2026 11:18 am

Last Friday, when the Calcutta High Court was to hear the petitions of ED and the TMC, chaos and overcrowding in Justice Suvra Ghosh's courtroom led to the matter being adjourned.

On Tuesday, Suvendu Adhikari, Leader of the Opposition, filed a petition in the Calcutta High Court requesting a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the attack on his convoy, which he claims was carried out by TMC goons in Chandrakona. (Express Photo)

I-PAC ED raid row: BJP moves Calcutta High Court seeking nod to protest outside Nabanna against CM Mamata Banerjee

January 13, 2026 1:51 pm

The BJP's request for permission for a protest rally outside Nabanna in Kolkata was denied by the police due to security concerns.

Adhikari, who is the TMC supremo's protege-turned-adversary, defeated Mamata Banerjee in the 2021 Assembly elections from Nandigram by 1,956 votes. Later, in a by-poll, she won by a margin of over 56,000 votes in the Bhawanipur seat. (Express Photo)

I-PAC raids: BJP demands arrest of Mamata, DGP Rajeev Kumar

January 12, 2026 11:04 am

Suvendu names 11 police officers, demands their suspension

I-PAC ED raids: Mamata Banerjee at a protest rally in Kolkata on Friday (Express Photo: Partha Paul)

Tavleen Singh writes: Why does the Centre always intrude before a state election?

January 11, 2026 8:25 pm

What should worry the Government of India now is the growing mistrust between it and us the people.

The controversy further escalated when Banerjee said on Friday that she had gone there as chairperson of the Trinamool Congress (TMC).

ED raid at I-PAC office: Fresh row in Bengal over ‘presence’ of top officials, including chief secy, with Mamata Banerjee

January 10, 2026 6:24 pm

Criticising the development, BJP state vice-president Jagannath Chattopadhyay said politics and governance are “completely mixed” in West Bengal, and CM Mamata Banerjee could differentiate between the two.

Media personnel outside the residence of Pratik Jain. (PTI Photo)

‘Unsettling precedent’: I-PAC breaks silence on ED raids in Kolkata, affirms 'full corporation' as it raises concerns

January 10, 2026 6:14 am

The Enforcement Directorate raided the office of I-PAC and the residence of the political consultancy firm’s director in Kolkata in connection with a money laundering case Thursday.

CM Mamata Banerjee arrives for a rally to protest against the ED raid at IPAC offices. (Express Photo/Partha Paul)

'Why are you so worried, Mamata ji?': BJP raps West Bengal CM for ‘snatching files’ during ED raid at I-PAC chief Pratik Jain’s Kolkata house

January 10, 2026 10:29 am

The ED on Thursday conducted the raid at Pratik Jain's residence in Kolkata as part of a money laundering probe into an alleged multi-crore rupee coal pilferage scam.

Bengal standoff: TMC goes to court seeking return of data, state files FIR against ED

January 10, 2026 6:31 am

The ED had searched 10 premises associated with I-PAC, four in Delhi and six in Kolkata, including the residence of its director Pratik Jain, in connection with a money laundering case linked to the coal smuggling scam.

‘Akin to raid on a party office’: ED action on I-PAC adds to Opposition unease

January 09, 2026 8:21 am

ED is conducting raids at I-PAC offices in Kolkata and Delhi ahead of the Bengal Assembly polls. This has triggere Opposition claims of selective targeting and political vendetta by the Modi government.

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the ED has approached the Calcutta High Court, seeking a CBI probe against Banerjee, senior police officials and others after facing obstruction during its raids against I-PAC and its director

TMC protest in Kolkata: Mamata Banerjee leads march against ED action

January 09, 2026 4:49 pm

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addressed a rally after Enforcement Directorate raids at the residence of I-PAC chief Pratik Jain triggered a sharp political confrontation with the BJP