ED’s Seizure of Assets in Sheikh Shahjahan Money Laundering Case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth ₹14.28 crore in connection with a money laundering case against suspended Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan and others. These assets include 17 bank accounts with a balance of approximately ₹3.78 crore and 55 immovable assets valued at ₹10.50 crore.

The probe, based on 13 FIRs registered by the West Bengal police, alleges organised crime activities such as land grabbing, illegal fish farming/trading, and cartelisation of contracts, among others. Statements from various individuals, including local farmers and landowners, have been recorded during investigations. This latest action adds to the previous attachment of assets valued at ₹12.78 crore, bringing the total attachment in the case to about ₹27 crore.