ED raids five locations to probe Trinamool bank accounts, funds for chartered flights

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, raided five places in Kolkata to probe financial transactions in Trinamool Congress party accounts, sources of money and funds behind contract flight expenses of the party leadership.

“Searches are being carried out at five premises in connection with allegations of dishonest financial transactions, illegal collection of funds and diversion of suspicious funds through certain bank accounts of AITC,” sources said.

The raids were carried out on the premises of Carewell Aviation India Pvt. Ltd., a company that received around ₹160 crore from Trinamool party accounts between April 2023 and June 2026. According to sources, Carewell Aviation Pvt. Ltd. also diverted ₹82.96 crore (2023–2026) to another newly established related entity.

During the raids, ED officials also seized evidence showing that around Rs 112 million was used to purchase Aircraft Embrarer Legacy 600 and an Augusta 109 SP helicopter. Sources revealed that foreign funds may have been used to purchase some of these assets.

The sources of funds in bank accounts and where the funds were used are being investigated.

Frozen bank accounts

Earlier in June, three bank accounts linked to Trinamool were frozen by the local police after the party’s absconding MPs and MLAs filed a complaint with the authorities. Sources said funds worth ₹440 crore have been parked in these accounts.

Former party treasurer Aroop Biswas wrote a letter to the bank, pointing out the split in the Parliament and Legislative wings of the party and demanding that all financial transactions in the party’s account be stopped. The bank then informed the Bidhannagar police about its decision to “freeze the debts” of these three accounts.