Administrator
21 November 2025
Recovered gold jewelleries in ED’s raids
The laws were violated by companies in transportation and smuggling of coal and huge sums of money were made from premises of coal mafia in two states- West Bengal and Jharkhand.
In Jharkhand, the agency has covered about 18 locations as part of its investigation related to coal theft and smuggling. Locations of entities named Anil Goyal, Sanjay Udhyog, L B Singh, and Amar Mandal are being covered.
On the basis of its investigation and inputs collected,Enforcement Directorate personnel on Friday morning carried out searches at more than 40 locations across these states, reports confirmed.
They reportedly recovered crores of rupees and gold from the sites belonging to the premises of coal companies in Jharkhand and West Bengal, a report claimed.
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The raids were conducted in connection with a money laundering probe involving the coal mafia network.
The cases together point to large-scale coal pilferage, causing an estimated loss of hundreds of crores to the government.
In Jharkhand, the agency is searching around 18 locations as part of its probe. In West Bengal, the ED’s Kolkata unit is conducting searches at 24 premises across Durgapur, Purulia, Howrah and Kolkata.
These operations pertain to several major cases of coal theft and smuggling, including those linked to Anil Goyal, Sanjay Udhyog, LB Singh and Amar Mandal. Premises associated with Narendra Kharka, Anil Goyal, Yudhistir Ghosh, Krishna Murari Kayal and others are also being searched.
