Trinamool Congress MLA Sovandeb Chattopadhyay said the law should take its course if wrongdoing is established in the Santanu Sinha Biswas case. His remarks followed the Enforcement Directorate's provisional attachment of properties worth ₹2.78 crore linked to the former Kolkata Police deputy commissioner, his family and associates. The assets include three Kolkata flats and land in Murshidabad. Biswas was arrested in May 2026 and remains in judicial custody amid an investigation into alleged land grabbing and money laundering
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Trinamool Congress MLA Sovandeb Chattopadhyay said if the Enforcement Directorate finds that the assets they have attached have been acquired illegally, then legal action should be taken.
The Santanu Sinha Biswas ED Attachment case has found mention in the political spotlight following Trinamool Congress MLA Sovandeb Chattopadhyay’s comments on the Enforcement Directorate’s move against the former Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner.
The law should take its course against whosoever is found guilty of wrongdoing,” Chattopadhyay told ANI on Friday, November 13. Besides, if the investigators find the attached properties to have been acquired illegally, Biswas could be taken into custody, he added.
Chattopadhyay said he had no problem with the police arresting anyone for illegal activities if the allegations were proven through due process. His comments came after the ED provisionally attached assets worth Rs 2.78 crore.
ED Attaches Properties Linked to Santanu Sinha Biswas
The Enforcement Directorate’s Kolkata Zonal Office-II has attached properties of Santanu Sinha Biswas, his family members and associates in connection with an investigation involving history-sheeter Biswajit Poddar alias Sona Pappu.
The attached assets comprise three flats in Kolkata and land in Kandi of Murshidabad district in West Bengal, the agency said. These properties were identified as Proceeds of Crime (PoC) by the ED and provisionally attached under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
The case has been registered on several first information reports lodged by the West Bengal Police against Sona Pappu and others. These are cases in which people are accused of very serious crimes, like murder, extortion, and land-grabbing.
The attachment is a financial investigation of alleged proceeds of crime and properties believed to have been acquired through unlawful activities. The allegations are still before the courts.
ED Searches and Seizures Preceded Arrests
The ED had conducted searches at several places in Kolkata and adjoining areas on April 1, April 19, April 26 and May 22 before attaching the properties. The searches were carried out at the residential premises of Santanu Sinha Biswas, Jay S Kamdar, Sona Pappu and other persons connected with the investigation.
The investigators seized cash worth Rs 1.64 crore, gold jewellery, a Toyota Fortuner car and an unlicensed revolver during these operations. The agency also seized several documents and digital devices that they described as incriminating evidence. The materials are part of an investigation into the possible generation and handling of proceeds of crime.
Jay S Kamdar, Santanu Sinha Biswas and Sona Pappu were later arrested by the ED under Section 19(1) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. The agency said in its account of the case that all three people are now in judicial custody.
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Investigation Focuses on Alleged Extortion and Land-Grabbing
The Enforcement Directorate said its probe has revealed that the alleged proceeds of crime were made through extortion, real estate property-grabbing and unauthorised building construction. These activities were allegedly conducted through entities controlled by Sona Pappu, Jay S Kamdar and their associates, the agency said.
The investigation is tracking the financial trail connecting the alleged criminal activities to properties and other assets found by investigators. Another development has been added to the money laundering investigation that involves alleged connections between criminal activities, real estate transactions,s and the purchase of assets.
Further proceedings will determine the legal status of the properties seized and the allegations against those named in the investigation. Sprouts News will continue to monitor the case as it develops.
