ED Investigates Massive West Bengal PDS Scam

Enforcement Directorate (ED) yesterday said that the investigation carried out so far in the West Bengal PDS scam indicates the scam is enormous. ED said that it suspects the scam amount between nine to ten thousand crore rupees, and out of this, two thousand crore rupees might have been transferred to Dubai. 

The agency said, in this regard, Sankar Adhya, a resident of Bongaon, was arrested on the 5th of this month and Kolkata Special PMLA Court sent him for 14 days of ED custody. It further said that the accused



owned and controlled many Full Fledged Money Changers (FFMC) companies. 

ED has initiated the investigation into the PDS Scam based on FIRs registered by West Bengal Police wherein various private persons were allegedly found in unauthorized possession of PDS ration and involved in bogus procurement of paddy. During the investigation, it was revealed that proceeds of crime were generated and shared among various persons by adopting different modus operandi.