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Kolkata: Media personnel outside the residence of Pratik Jain, director of political consultancy firm I-PAC, in Kolkata, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted searches on the premises of political consultancy firm I-PAC and its director Pratik Jain in Kolkata as part of a money laundering investigation, official sources said. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra)(PTI01_08_2026_000101B)
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CNBC TV18•13-01-2026, 10:39

Kolkata Police Probes ED Raids on I-PAC Chief: Neighbours to Testify

  • •Kolkata Police is investigating ED officials' identities and conduct during searches at I-PAC chief Pratik Jain's residence and office.
  • •Neighbours of Pratik Jain on Loudon Street will depose to ascertain if they witnessed the searches or the ED's entry methods.
  • •Notices have been served to residents for questioning, as their statements are crucial to establishing the sequence of events.
  • •Investigators found ED officials' names absent from the housing complex's security register, suggesting forced entry without standard procedures.
  • •Allegations include mobile phones of security personnel being forcibly taken away and theft of sensitive election documents.

Why It Matters: Kolkata Police is intensifying its probe into alleged irregularities during ED raids on I-PAC chief Pratik Jain.

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