Team Of Enforcement Directorate Attacked By Mob In West Bengal, Three Officials Grievously Injured

Kolkata, January 6 (TNA) A team of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which was conducting searches on the three premises of Sahajahan Sheikh, Convenor of TMC, North 24 Parganas in case of PDS scam of West Bengal was brutally assaulted by a mob on Friday.

During the searches on one of the premises, the ED team with CRPF personnels was attacked by 800-1000 people with an intention to cause death as these people were carrying weapons such as Lathis, stones & bricks.

In this incident three ED officials were grievously injured. Injured ED officials have been admitted to hospital for treatment. Violent mob also snatched, robbed, stole personal, officials belongings of ED officials such as their mobile phones, laptop, cash, wallets, etc. and badly damaged some of the ED vehicles.