There are around 6,000 liquor shops in the state, an official of the West Bengal Excise Department told The Statesman.
As per ED sources, the Kamarhati MLA has been accused of being linked to the recruitment of more than 125 candidates into various municipal corporation posts.
The loss of limbs happened due to the negligence of and corruption in the state’s Department of Sports and Youth Welfare, claims Das, accusing the department of providing substandard gear and equipment.
The visit comes a day before West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari is slated to meet the rebel TMC leaders on June 14, ahead of their scheduled meeting with the Lok Sabha Speaker on Monday.
Citizens will be able to access various wellfare measures run by various departments of the state government as well as by the Centre, under a single umbrella on June 15, 16 and 17.
TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee struck a conciliatory tone towards Abhishek Banerjee, ruled out any merger with the Congress and accused the BJP of targeting opposition leaders in West Bengal.
The ex-Sports Minister Aroop Biswas has so far not responded to the earlier summons issued by the police in the December 2025 case. Biswas had even sought relief from the Calcutta High Court.
The ED searched seven premises linked to TMC MLA Madan Mitra while probing alleged irregularities in municipal recruitments and suspected money laundering in West Bengal.
Police conducted an early-morning search at Abhishek Banerjee’s Kolkata residence while looking for his executive assistant Sumit Roy. The operation comes days before the Trinamool leader is due to face questioning in multiple cases.
Abhishek Banerjee declined to engage in a war of words after Kalyan Banerjee accused him of sidelining him in a legal case and blamed him for divisions within the Trinamool Congress.
