ED Investigates Properties Linked to Former Edu Minister's Relative in 2 Dooars Tea Gardens

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out raids on Friday at two tea gardens in the Dooars region as part of its probe into alleged money laundering involving Prasanna Roy, a relative of former Education Minister Partha Chatterjee.

- RAJDEEP MONDAL

JALPAIGURI:

Two teams of six ED officials each searched Samsing Tea Garden in Meteli and Bamandanga Tandu Tea Garden in Nagrakata. The investigation started from 8 a.m. and continued till 7 p.m., during which officials collected documents, financial records, and photographs.

The probe focuses on suspected black money linked to Partha Chatterjee that was allegedly invested in the tea gardens through Prasanna Roy. Workers at both estates gathered outside garden offices, watching the investigation with concern.