ED Arrests Bengal TMC Leader in Alleged Ration Distribution Scam

Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Shankar Adhya in an alleged ration distribution scam.

He was arrested a day after an ED team on its way to another TMC leader’s residence, faced an attack.

ED sleuths searched the premises of Shankar Adhya in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district.

The ED conducted raids on the premises of Shankar Adhya and another TMC leader Sahajahan Sheikh in West Bengal in connection with the alleged ration distribution scam. According to the ED, nearly 30 per cent of the PDS ration meant for beneficiaries in West Bengal was diverted to the open market.

Shankar Adhya an aide of former food minister and current forest minister Jyotipriyo Mallick.

On Friday, the ED officials were attacked by a mob, allegedly by the supporters of Sahajahan Sheikh in Sandeshkali, when they were on the way to raid his residence in the alleged ration distribution scam.