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ED arrests another TMC leader in ration scam

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Bongaon Municipality’s former chairman Shankar Adhya in the early hours of Saturday in connection with the alleged ration scam in West Bengal, officials said.  Adhya, a TMC leader in the North 24 Parganas district, was arrested from his residence in Simultola in Bongaon after searches were conducted by the agency at properties linked to him and his family members. These searches went on for at least 17 hours on Friday, they said.

Shivanshi Srivastava

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