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Shantanu Sinha Biswas, a Deputy Commissioner of Police in Kolkata, has been arrested following a lengthy interrogation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) regarding a money laundering investigation linked to a criminal syndicate. His arrest comes after he evaded multiple ED summons and is significant due to his previous position overseeing an area near the residence of former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
- 01Shantanu Sinha Biswas was arrested after over 10 hours of questioning by the ED.
- 02He is linked to a money laundering investigation involving a criminal syndicate led by Sona Pappu.
- 03Biswas previously served as the officer-in-charge at Kalighat Police Station, near Mamata Banerjee's residence.
- 04The BJP has framed this arrest as part of a broader anti-corruption effort in West Bengal.
- 05The ED has evidence suggesting Biswas's involvement with the criminal syndicate.
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Shantanu Sinha Biswas, a Deputy Commissioner of Police in Kolkata, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) after more than 10 hours of questioning regarding a money laundering probe linked to a criminal syndicate. Biswas had previously evaded multiple ED summons, prompting a lookout notice against him. The investigation centers around Sona Pappu (alias Biswajit Poddar), a notorious criminal involved in land grabbing and extortion, who remains at large. The ED suspects that Biswas colluded with Poddar's syndicate, which has been implicated in a multi-crore hawala racket and other serious crimes. The BJP has highlighted this arrest as part of a commitment to tackling corruption in West Bengal under the leadership of Suvendu Adhikari.
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This arrest may signal a shift in law enforcement's approach to corruption in West Bengal, potentially affecting the operations of local criminal syndicates.
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