Police freeze 12 Trinamool accounts with ₹1,000 crore
West Bengal police have frozen 12 more Trinamool Congress-linked bank accounts, taking the disputed deposits to over ₹1,000 crore, amid parallel Enforcement Directorate action and Calcutta High Court oversight.
AI generated- West Bengal police froze 12 additional bank accounts linked to the Trinamool Congress after complaints alleging illegal diversion of party funds.
- The total frozen TMC-linked deposits now exceed ₹1,000 crore.
- The Calcutta High Court permitted operation of three earlier frozen accounts under judicial supervision and scheduled the next hearing for Monday.
- The Enforcement Directorate initiated a probe, froze the earlier three accounts, and filed a fresh FIR under a provision of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002.
What happened
West Bengal police froze 12 additional bank accounts of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) after complaints alleging illegal diversion of party funds. With these accounts, the total frozen TMC-linked deposits have risen to over ₹1,000 crore.
Police had earlier frozen 3 party accounts worth about ₹440 crore. The Calcutta High Court allowed operation of those accounts under judicial supervision, and a retired judge was appointed to oversee limited use for day-to-day administrative purposes.
UPSC may frame this as a question on how political finance disputes intersect with criminal investigation, judicial supervision, and the limits of enforcement discretion. The issue also allows discussion on transparency in party funding, due process, and the need to prevent misuse of investigative powers.
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