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    ED raids I-PAC executives, others in West Bengal coal 'scam' case

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    The Enforcement Directorate is conducting fresh searches at locations linked to I-PAC executives in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Delhi. These raids are connected to an alleged coal smuggling and pilferage scam in West Bengal. Premises of I-PAC co-founder Rishi Raj Singh are among those being searched. This follows earlier raids at the I-PAC office and a director's residence in Kolkata.

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    ED raids I-PAC executives, others in West Bengal coal 'scam' case
    New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted fresh searches at some premises linked to the executives of political consultancy firm I-PAC and some others in multiple cities, officials said.

    The raids are being undertaken at locations in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Delhi in connection with an alleged coal smuggling and pilferage scam of West Bengal, according to officials.

    The premises of I-PAC co-founder and director Rishi Raj Singh are among those covered, they said.



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    The federal probe agency conducted raids in this case in January at the I-PAC office as well as at the Kolkata residence of its founder and one of the directors, Pratik Jain.

    Singh and Jain were recently summoned by the ED to record their statements.

    They have approached the Delhi High Court to quash these notices issued to them, citing ongoing election work in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu.


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