ED has taken a significant step in its money laundering probe against the Alchemist Group, led by former Rajya Sabha member KD Singh. On Monday, the ED announced the attachment of ₹10.29 crore belonging to the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the form of demand draft.
The agency alleged that Alchemist Airways Private Limited made payments worth ₹10.29 crore to various aviation or helicopter companies for aviation services availed by the TMC party during the campaigning for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections for its star campaigners like chief minister Mamta Banerjee, Mukul Roy, Munmun Sen, Nusrat Jahan, and others.
KD Singh was arrested by the financial crimes probe agency in January 2021. Its probe under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) is based on multiple first information reports (FIRs) registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Kolkata police and Uttar Pradesh police against various individuals and group companies of Alchemist Group.