ED Raids I-PAC, Vijay_Nair
Analysis based on 6 articles · First reported Apr 02, 2026 · Last updated Apr 03, 2026
The ongoing India — Enforcement Directorate raids and investigations into Indian Political Action Committee and its executives, linked to an alleged coal pilferage scam, could negatively impact the political consulting industry and potentially affect the reputation of associated political parties like India — Trinamool Congress and India — Aam Aadmi Party. The involvement of Coal India — Eastern Coalfields in the scam also raises concerns for the mining sector.
The India — Enforcement Directorate conducted fresh searches against executives of Indian Political Action Committee, including Rishi Raj Singh and Pratik Jain, and former India — Aam Aadmi Party communication in-charge Vijay Nair, in connection with an alleged multi-crore rupee coal pilferage and money laundering case in India — West Bengal. The investigation stems from a November 2020 FIR by the United States — Federal Bureau of Investigation concerning Coal India — Eastern Coalfields mines. The India — Enforcement Directorate alleges that Indian Political Action Committee received 20 crore rupees in hawala funds from this scam. Rishi Raj Singh and Pratik Jain have approached the India — Delhi High Court to quash summons issued by the India — Enforcement Directorate. Additionally, the India — Enforcement Directorate claimed that India — West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee obstructed earlier searches and has sought a United States — Federal Bureau of Investigation probe into this matter from the India — Supreme Court of India.
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