Pramanik urged the division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya to include money laundering charges in the investigation.
Kolkata: On Thursday (27th June): The Calcutta High Court directed the State Security Control Organisation (SSCO) to investigate a criminal case against a Bangladeshi national who overstayed in the state after his visa expired in 2016, as reported by Subrata Chattoraj. Petitioner Megha Dutta had filed a plea seeking PMLA charges against Uma Shankar Agarwala.
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The petitioner’s counsel, Rajdeep Pramanik, argued that the accused was part of a real estate group that had been channeling substantial funds from Bangladesh into Agarwala’s business in India.
Pramanik urged the division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharyya to include money laundering charges in the investigation.
The division bench noted that the SSCO’s report found no evidence of money laundering so far. However, it directed the SSCO to continue investigating the matter and refer it to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) if a prima facie case of money laundering was established.
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