West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee led a protest in Kolkata against the Enforcement Directorate’s raids on I-PAC, accusing the central agency of attempting to access TMC’s internal data. The party claims the ED’s actions are politically motivated to intimidate opposition. Similar protests occurred in Delhi, with TMC MPs detained.

The federal agency on Friday filed an urgent writ petition, a copy of which has been exclusively accessed by News18

India criticised the attribution of attacks on Bangladeshi minorities to personal rivalries and political differences, saying it emboldens the perpetrators.