WB News: After getting permission from Basirhat court Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials interrogated Sheikh Shahjahan, the main accused in the Sandeshkhali case, for hours on Saturday. On January 5, he was attacked during an operation conducted by Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in Sandeshkhali. The Central Investigation Bureau is investigating the case on the instructions of the Calcutta High Court. Sheikh Shahjahan, the main accused arrested in the case and suspended from Trinamool Congress, is serving the period of judicial custody in Basirhat jail. ED is also investigating a money laundering case against Shahjahan and his associates. Regarding the same case, ED had applied for interrogating Shahjahan in the jail in Basirhat Court on Saturday, which was accepted.
ED interrogated Sheikh Shahjahan in jail
As soon as the court’s permission was received, a team of ED officers reached Basirhat jail, where he was interrogated for hours. Some documents, laptop and a printer were also present with the ED officials. According to sources, as part of the investigation into the money laundering case, some questions were asked to Shahjahan on the basis of information received from the locations of businessmen considered close to Shahjahan. However, the ED has officially refused to say anything regarding the investigation. It is noteworthy that after the attack on the ED officials, the local people of Sandeshkhali had alleged that Shahjahan and his associates were forcibly occupying the land. They are involved in the business of large scale fish farming by capturing and making illegal sheep.
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ED engaged in investigation of Sheikh Shahjahan’s illegal money
It has also been suspected that Shahjahan and his associates have committed financial irregularities in the fish import and export business. Taking cognizance of the said matter, ED registered an IIR (complaint) and started investigation. In this case, the businessmen whose premises were raided by ED have come to light to be connected to Shahjahan in fish import and export and fish business. ED suspects that large scale illegal money was transferred to other countries through fish import-export business. This illegal money could be black money raised from teacher appointment scam.
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