The Enforcement Directorate conducted extensive searches at over 40 locations in Jharkhand and West Bengal as part of a money laundering probe into coal mafia operations. The investigation targets alleged coal theft, pilferage, and illegal mining, with significant financial losses to the government suspected.

Rather’s escape to foreign soil has allowed him to operate with greater freedom while retaining access to the Kashmiri professionals and students he had quietly radicalised.

TMC will hold a virtual review meeting on November 24, where Abhishek Banerjee will address over 10,000 leaders and outline strategy for the SIR process in West Bengal.