The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday moved the Supreme Court in connection with the I-PAC raids case against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
While filing an Article 32 petition before
the top court, the probe agency detailed the entire sequence of events and stated that its right to conduct a fair investigation was curtailed due to interference by the state machinery.
In its petition, the probe agency has sought a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the matter.
On the other hand, the West Bengal government has filed a caveat in the Supreme Court seeking that no order should be passed without hearing it in connection with the raid case.
A caveat is filed by a litigant in the High Courts and the Supreme Court to ensure that no adverse order is passed against it without it being heard.
The ED has already approached the Calcutta High Court, seeking a CBI investigation into the role of Banerjee, senior police officials and others for allegedly obstructing its raids in Kolkata against political consultancy firm I-PAC and its director on Thursday. The ED alleged that the Chief Minister took away incriminating documents from the agency’s custody during the raid at Jain’s home.
