Silchar, July 4: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on July 3 conducted simultaneous searches at two residences of Silchar-based businessman Abub Mazumdar as part of an ongoing investigation into his financial transactions, sources said.
Officials from the central investigating agency, arriving from Guwahati and Kolkata, carried out coordinated raids early in the morning at Mazumdar’s residence in the Itkhola Ghat area and another property located in the Itkhola Ghaniwala area. The search operations were conducted under tight security, with a large contingent accompanying the ED teams.
According to sources familiar with the investigation, the agency is scrutinising Mazumdar’s financial transactions, the source of his assets and his alleged links to a Myanmar-based betel nut syndicate. Investigators are examining allegations that he accumulated considerable wealth through his purported association with the network over a prolonged period.
Local sources claimed that Mazumdar left his residence after becoming aware of the ED operation and could not be traced thereafter. However, there has been no official confirmation regarding his whereabouts. Sources also stated that Mazumdar had previously come under the scanner of the Assam Police and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in connection with other cases.
The Enforcement Directorate has not issued any official statement regarding the searches so far. The investigation remains underway, and the allegations against Mazumdar are yet to be established through the ongoing probe.
