KOLKATA: The officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) are conducting raids at multiple locations in West Bengal since Friday morning in connection with an investigation into a major human trafficking racket that has tentacles throughout the state.
According to information available so far, parallel raid and search operations by the ED officials are taking place in at least six locations in different parts of West Bengal, with each team of the central agency being escorted by the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel.
One such location is the residence of a civil engineer at South Dum Dum on the northern outskirts of Kolkata. The other location is the Salt Lake residence of a businessman and owner of a number of bar-cum-restaurants in and around Kolkata.