The Enforcement Directorate has conducted raid at the office of the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) in Salt Lake, Kolkata.
The ED is conducting searches at 15 locations across India in a fake government job scam against an organised gang involved in scamming people by offering fake jobs, reported ANI.
#WATCH | West Bengal | The Enforcement Directorate conducts raid at the office of the Indian Political Action Committee in Kolkata
ED is conducting searches at 15 locations across India in a fake government job scam against an organised gang involved in scamming people by… pic.twitter.com/kWASIXkaTC
— ANI (@ANI) January 8, 2026
Meanwhile, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee arrived at the I-PAC office in Salt Lake.
Talking to the journalists, a fiery Mamata Banerjee said:
“…Is it the duty of the ED, Amit Shah to collect the party’s hard disk, candidate list?… The nasty, naughty Home Minister who cannot protect the country and is taking away all my party documents. What will be the result if I raid the BJP party office? On one side, they are deleting the names of all the voters by carrying out the SIR in West Bengal…Because of the elections, they are collecting all the information about my party…”
#WATCH | Kolkata | West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee says, “…Is it the duty of the ED, Amit Shah to collect the party’s hard disk, candidate list?… The nasty, naughty Home Minister who cannot protect the country and is taking away all my party documents. What will be the result… https://t.co/idhFZnWuEj pic.twitter.com/rMjcef7Vhn
— ANI (@ANI) January 8, 2026
According to the reports, this raid is officially linked to the fake Govt Job Scam & Coal Smuggling cases. The panic suggests the proceeds of these scams didn’t just line pockets—they were likely laundered into “fees” for I-PAC to run TMC’s machinery.
Reports claimed that Prateek Jain runs the TMC IT cell.
In the meantime, Mamata Banerjee is being crticised.
When a Chief Minister personally removes ostensibly incriminating documents from an office that is being searched by the ED (or any other empowered body), she is wilfully putting herself above the Constitution & Rule of Law. Are some people more equal than others? @AmitShah…
— Swapan Dasgupta (@swapan55) January 8, 2026
No Comment, Says Shubhendu
#WATCH | Kolkata | On the ED raids at the IPAC office in Kolkata, West Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari says, “I will not comment on the raid; ED will answer why the raid is going on. CM Mamata Banerjee has a history of disrupting the work of the central agencies. What Mamata did… pic.twitter.com/CEV5Hcvipp
— ANI (@ANI) January 8, 2026
Meanwhile, the Trinamool Congress has alleged the raid as deliberate and politically motivated. Firing a salvo the party said that this is yet another attempt by the BJP to capture Bengal through unethical means.
In a statement on X, the party said:
“Unable to fight democratically, the BJP is now using the ED as a weapon, trying to forcibly seize party documents, internal strategies, candidate-related details, and crucial papers. The raid is a part of this larger conspiracy, orchestrated through the ED under the direction of an authoritarian Home Minister.”
Files and documents being taken from I-PAC office by the ED.
#WATCH | West Bengal | The Enforcement Directorate is conducting a raid at the office of the Indian Political Action Committee in Kolkata
ED is conducting searches at 15 locations across India in a fake government job scam against an organised gang involved in scamming people… pic.twitter.com/KKms2NM7wc
— ANI (@ANI) January 8, 2026
ED Reacts on Mamata’s Allegations
On WB CM Mamata Banerjee’s statement on the ED raids at the IPAC office in Kolkata, ED said that “No party office has been searched. The search is not linked to any elections and is part of a regular crackdown on money laundering.”
In the official statement, the ED said:
On WB CM Mamata Banerjee’s statement on the ED raids at the IPAC office in Kolkata, ED says, “The search is evidence-based and is not targeted at any political establishment. The search is ongoing at 10 places (6 in West Bengal and 4 in Delhi). The case relates to illegal coal… pic.twitter.com/ffEuSXBHSC
— ANI (@ANI) January 8, 2026
Update: FIR Against ED
Bidhan Nagar Commissionerate of West Bengal police have registered F.I.R against the ED officials for unlawfully trespassing and theft from the I-PAC office.
Update: ED Moves to High Court Against Mamata’s Threat Allegations
ED has moved to Calcutta High court against CM Mamata Banerjee alleging threat and confiscation of sensitive documents. Hearing tomorrow.
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