ED Freezes Trinamool Congress Bank Accounts Holding Rs 440 Crore in Money Laundering Probe

Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has frozen three bank accounts linked to the Trinamool Congress (TMC) containing approximately Rs 440 crore as part of a money laundering investigation.

The agency conducted coordinated raids at multiple locations with the support of Central Armed Police Forces personnel, marking a major escalation in the probe.

Debit restrictions on the accounts were imposed last month following a request from TMC’s former treasurer, Aroop Biswas, who wrote to the bank expressing concerns over potential misuse of the funds. The freeze was further reinforced after a complaint from a rebel faction of TMC MLAs, led by expelled party leader Ritabrata Banerjee.

The rebel group alleged that the accounts may contain proceeds of corruption and extortion.

This development comes amid ongoing internal discord within the TMC, with the ED now examining the source and legitimacy of the substantial funds held in the party-linked accounts. 

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