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ED Officials Attacked During PDS Scam Probe in West Bengal; 3 Grievously Injured, Belongings Stolen, Vehicles Damaged

ED was conducting searches on the three premises of Sahajahan Sheikh, Convenor of TMC, North 24 Parganas in the case of the PDS scam of West Bengal. During the searches. On one of the premises, the ED team with CRPF personnel was attacked by 800-1000 people to cause death as these people were carrying weapons such as Lathis, stones & bricks. In this incident, 3 ED officials have been grievously injured. Injured ED officials are being admitted to hospital for treatment. The violent mob also snatched/robbed/stole personal/official belongings of ED officials such as their mobile phones, laptops, cash, wallets, etc. and badly damaged some of the ED vehicles.

Srushti Sharma

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