THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
New Delhi, May 30: In a money laundering case against Sheikh Shahjahan and others, the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Kolkata Zonal Office, has filed a Prosecution Complaint (PC) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, against Sheikh Sahajahan, SK Alomgir, Shib Prasad Hazra, and others before the Special Judge, CBI-I, Bichar Bhavan, Kolkata.
The investigation was started by the ED based on 13 First Information Reports (FIRs) against Sheikh Shahjahan and others that were filed by the West Bengal Police under various sections of the IPC Act, 1860 and the Arms Act, 1959.
ED uncovers organized crime syndicate involving land grabs and illegal activities
The allegations were that they engaged in organized crime by threatening to kill, extort, or injure others, and that they also stole land from the public and received illegal financial benefits.
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Sheikh Shahjahan, according to an ED investigation, had established a criminal enterprise centred on land grabs, illicit fish farming, trafficking, snatching brick fields, contract cartelization, collecting illegal taxes and levies, commission on land deals, etc.
Under Section 50 of PMLA 2002, statements made by a various people, including local farmers, tribals, fish merchants, agents, exporters, landowners, and contractors, were recorded during the ED’s investigation.
Additionally, searches carried out in accordance with Section 17 of the PMLA resulted in the seizure of three vehicles owned by Sheikh Shahjahan and his brother SK Alomgir.
The ED apprehended four people, including Sheikh Shahjahan, his brother SK Alomgir, and his two accomplices, Didar Boksh Molla and Shib Prasad Hazra. The four people are currently being held in judicial custody. Following the arrests, the ED filed the current PC.