The case has also raised questions about the role of certain employees in the Land and Land Reforms Department. Investigators are examining whether Sumit Roy exerted any influence in this case.
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.
The Trinamul Congress is likely to bring a motion in the upcoming Winter Session of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly condemning the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which the party claims has caused widespread panic and distress across the state.
About 40,000 forms of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls have been distributed by booth level officers (BLOs) in West Burdwan district on the first day yesterday.
A routine anti-narcotics operation turned into a night of chaos and confrontation on Tuesday when a clash erupted between the Border Security Force (BSF) and the West Bengal Police over the custody of seized bottles of Venorex cough syrup — a banned substance frequently smuggled across the Indo-Bangladesh border.
Aiming to curb the menace of fatal run over incidents, the Sealdah Division of the Eastern Railway has undertaken installation of fencing or physical barriers across vulnerable points in its division.
Even as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee continues to protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, a fresh controversy has erupted in north Bengal — one over alleged booth-level clashes and another over the reluctance of enclave residents to accept SIR forms.
