ED Summons TMC Treasurer Subhasish Chakraborty Over Helicopter Purchase Probe

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday summoned former Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Subhasish Chakraborty to its Kolkata office for questioning next week. Chakraborty currently serves as the treasurer of the Mamata Banerjee-led faction of the TMC. The summons is part of an ongoing money laundering investigation into the party's funds, specifically related to a helicopter purchase.

According to ED sources, Chakraborty has been directed to appear with all documents pertaining to three party bank accounts that the agency recently froze. The investigation comes amid an internal power struggle over the legitimate ownership of the party, its name, election symbol, and financial assets.

The ED had previously sought transaction details from the bank, which sources say have already been provided. Investigators now aim to cross-examine Chakraborty and corroborate his statements with financial records obtained from the bank and the party. The agency is probing whether funds from the party's accounts were used for money laundering or other illegal activities.