Jolt To Mamata Banerjee In ED Raid Case

In a big setback to the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal and the Kolkata Police, the Supreme Court has paused the FIRs registered against officers of the Enforcement Directorate in connection with their searches against the political consultancy I-PAC.The Supreme Court said it is of the prima facie view that the central agency’s petition raises a serious issue relating to investigation and interference by state agencies.

The bench of Justice Prashant Mishra and Justice Vipul Pancholi has also sought replies from the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Department of Personnel & Training, Mamata Banerjee and the Trinamool Congress government in Bengal on the central agency’s petition seeking the suspension of Bengal’s DGP Rajeev Kumar and Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Kumar Verma, among others. The court has also sought a reply to the petition for a CBI probe in the matter.

The ruling comes amid a face-off between the Enforcement Directorate and the Mamata Banerjee government after the latter searched premises linked to I-PAC, which handles election campaigns for the Trinamool Congress, in connection with a corruption case.(updated on 15th january 2026)