Fri Nov 07 06:37:04 UTC 2025: ## News Article Summary:

Headline: ED Raids West Bengal Premises in Human Trafficking and Prostitution Money Laundering Investigation

Kolkata, November 7, 2025: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted simultaneous raids across West Bengal on Friday, November 7th, 2025, targeting an alleged organized human trafficking and prostitution racket. The raids, conducted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), targeted at least eight premises in Bidhannagar, Kolkata, and Siliguri.

The investigation stems from multiple FIRs and charge sheets filed by the West Bengal state police. The ED alleges that individuals including Jagjit Singh, Ajmal Siddiqui, and Bishnu Mundra exploited vulnerable women with false employment promises and coerced them into prostitution. The illicit funds generated, worth crores of rupees, were allegedly laundered through various companies controlled by the accused. The ED is continuing its investigation into the money laundering network.

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