8 kilograms of foreign-origin gold and a substantial amount of cash.

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 Sanchita chatterjee April 2026, :  income tax raids and operations conducted by central investigative agencies (ED/DRI) in Kolkata, West Bengal, resulted in the recovery of over 8 kilograms of foreign-origin gold and a substantial amount of cash. It has emerged that this incident is primarily linked to a businessman closely associated with Debasish Kumar, a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) belonging to the state's ruling party, the Trinamool Congress (TMC).



The Income Tax Department's search operations were primarily conducted at the premises of an individual named Miraj D. Shah, who is known to be a close associate of Debasish Kumar, the TMC MLA representing the Rashbehari constituency.


In connection with this case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) also raided the residence of Joy Kamdar, the Managing Director of the 'Sun Group' based in the Behala region.


Preliminary investigations suggest a potential link between the recovered gold and a gold smuggling syndicate; consequently, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) may initiate an inquiry into this matter.


**Foreign-Origin Gold:** The search operations led to the recovery of foreign-hallmarked gold bars or bullion weighing over 8 kilograms.


**Undisclosed Assets:** A significant discrepancy was discovered between the volume of assets recovered during the raids and the assets declared by MLA Debasish Kumar in the affidavit submitted to the Election Commission. No mention of this substantial quantity of gold was made in the said affidavit.


**Operations and Legal Challenge:** Miraj D. Shah attempted to halt the gold seizure process by filing a writ petition in the Calcutta High Court; however, the Income Tax Department subsequently seized the gold in compliance with a court order.


**Cash and Jewelry:** In addition to the gold, a large quantity of diamond jewelry and cash was also recovered.


**Sensation Amidst Elections:** Investigative agencies have expressed apprehension that the recovery of such a massive quantity of gold and cash—occurring against the backdrop of the Lok Sabha elections—could potentially have been utilized to influence voters.


Investigators have issued notices to the accused individuals to ascertain the source of the recovered gold and cash, and are currently scrutinizing records of financial transactions.  The Income Tax Department has already submitted a detailed report on this matter to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal.

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