‘Ration Scam’: Arrested TMC Leader Siphoned off Money to Overseas Account, Says ED
Last Updated: February 05, 2024, 19:49 IST The Trinamool Congress leader had also opened a company in Dubai, registered under his son’s name, with the help of Bakibur Rahaman, another accused in the scam who was arrested in October 2023,(Representative Image) Adhya, the former chairman of the Bangaon Municipality, owns a foreign exchange company in the Petrapole area along the India-Bangladesh border, and his relatives also run around 90 such companies, which were used to siphon off funds outside the country, a senior ED official said The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday said that TMC leader Shankar Adhya, arrested in connection with an alleged multi-crore ration scam in West Bengal, siphoned off money to a Dubai-based company’s account. Adhya, the former chairman of the Bangaon Municipality, owns a foreign exchange company in the Petrapole area along the India-Bangladesh border, and his relatives also run around 90 such companies, which were used to siphon off funds outside the country, a senior ED official said. The Trinamool Congress leader had also opened a company in Dubai, registered …