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ED Charges West Bengal Minister Indranil Sen in Laundering Case

By Drooid · Oct 2, 2026, 4:34 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Indranil Sen Charged

Enforcement Directorate charged West Bengal minister Indranil Sen with money-laundering.
The ED alleges Sen transferred Rs 30 lakh from Octave Records to chief minister Mamata Banerjee as royalty.
More than Rs 3.8 crore was deposited into Sen’s personal and Octave Records accounts during his tenure.
Sen awarded tenders worth over Rs 85 crore to associates Dhrubajyoti Bose and Dipesh Roy, who later moved money to his relatives.

Summary

ED Seizes Documents

Enforcement Directorate seized documents at 15 Kolkata premises, Sen’s Kasba residence, under PMLA Section 17.
The raid followed a Bowbazar police FIR that cited multiple Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions.
UNESCO’s 2021 Cultural Heritage tag for Durga Puja is cited in alleged false fundraising claims.
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari publicly linked the alleged fund misuse to relief-packet distribution.
Investigators are probing a financial link between massArt’s preview tours and the Maya Art Gallery beneath Sen’s home.

History

Historical Context

India passed the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act in 2002, and its rules took effect on 1 July 2005, giving the Enforcement Directorate authority to freeze assets and require banks to keep ten-year transaction records. The Supreme Court reaffirmed the Act’s provisions on 27 July 2022 but later barred the ED from making arrests. Today the ED is probing West Bengal minister Indranil Sen’s alleged financial irregularities.

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Indranil Sen Charged

Enforcement Directorate charged West Bengal minister Indranil Sen with money-laundering.
The ED alleges Sen transferred Rs 30 lakh from Octave Records to chief minister Mamata Banerjee as royalty.
More than Rs 3.8 crore was deposited into Sen’s personal and Octave Records accounts during his tenure.
Sen awarded tenders worth over Rs 85 crore to associates Dhrubajyoti Bose and Dipesh Roy, who later moved money to his relatives.

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