Trinamool MP Nadimul Haque grilled after ED raids over Rs 60-crore fraud

The raids were conducted on 7 premises across Ranchi, Delhi and Kolkata, including Nadimul Haque’s newspaper’s office in Kolkata.

2 min readKolkataUpdated: Sep 8, 2026 06:07 PM IST

Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Nadimul Haque.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which carried out a 24-hour marathon raid at the residence and office premises of Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Nadimul Haque, said Tuesday the operation was conducted to gather details regarding an alleged Rs 60-crore financial fraud linked to his Urdu newspaper, Akhbar-E-Mashriq.

The searches began at 6.30 am on Monday and continued until Tuesday morning, said ED sources.

The officials also questioned Haque at his office after bringing him back from Ranchi in his car, they added.

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After examining bank records, transactions and digital evidence, ED sources said Haque was unable to provide adequate documentation for the Rs 60-crore transaction. The officials visited Haque’s office and residence to examine documents and other evidence.

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The ED has alleged that illegal financial transactions were carried out from the newspaper’s office and that funds belonging to the Trinamool Congress were also involved.

The raids were conducted on seven premises across Ranchi, Delhi and Kolkata, including the newspaper’s office in Park Circus, Kolkata. ED officials searched the premises for documents and digital evidence to trace the alleged money trail, sources said.

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They also searched his residence and office in Delhi, which is primarily used as a party office.

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According to sources, the raids were conducted based on a complaint lodged with the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate last month. Haque did not respond to the calls or messages from The Indian Express on Tuesday.

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