ED raids Trinamool Congress IT cell in Kolkata

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reaches the spot and allegedly takes files into her custody

Kolkata (Bengal) – On the morning of 8 January, the Enforcement Directorate conducted raids at 15 locations across the country, including the Kolkata office of election strategist firm ‘I-PAC’, headed by Prateek Jain. Jain is also the head of the Trinamool Congress information technology department. As soon as she learnt about the raid, an agitated Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee rushed to the raided premises and allegedly took several files and kept them in her own vehicle.

🚨 ED Raids TMC IT Cell 🚨

🔍 Enforcement Directorate raids multiple locations, incl. TMC-linked I-PAC chief Pratik Jain's house in Kolkata.

Mamata Banerjee rushes to site, takes files, accuses Centre of “crushing democracy.”

📂 Probe linked to fake job letters & coal scam… pic.twitter.com/9epSfWn8Ft

— Sanatan Prabhat (@SanatanPrabhat) January 8, 2026

Mamata Banerjee accused the Union Government of crushing democracy. She said that the Union Government was trying to intimidate the Opposition by misusing investigating agencies. “This is an attempt to strangle democracy. The Union Home Ministry and investigating agencies have forgotten their responsibility towards the nation. I had prior information about such action. Therefore, all important party-related data and hard disks were already secured. We will not be afraid of this political conspiracy,” she said.

This action has been taken in connection with the fake government job appointment letter scam, as well as the coal scam-related money laundering case.