In a surprising turn of events, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted a raid at the residence of a close aide of Sheikh Shahjahan in Sandeshkhali, revealing intriguing connections to the recent attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) that occurred on 5 January.

The CBI also entered into the house of Shahjahan at Sarberia in Sandeshkhali by breaking the lock open, which was earlier sealed by ED, two month ago. Later, the CBI sealed the house of Sheikh Shahjahan again. This morning the targeted house, owned by a certain Din Ali Molla, a local farmer, was surrounded by central forces, creating a buzz of speculation about its contents. Inside the residence, a cloud of mystery enveloped investigators as they uncovered an unusual setup.

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According to local sources, Din Ali Molla is primarily involved in agriculture, raising questions about the nature of his connection to the ED attack. The central forces also surrounded Sheikh Shahjahan’s residence last night. Meanwhile, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) was conducting raids and search operations at multiple locations in and around Kolkata this morning in connection with the cash-for-school job case. Till the time the report was filed, the central agency insiders have confirmed about the operations at three different locations. One of the three places where the raid and search operations were being conducted was the residence of a para-teacher Abdul Amin at New Town in the northern outskirts of Kolkata.

Amin, according to sources, is a close confidante of former West Bengal education minister and Trinamul Congress secretary general Partha Chatterjee, who is currently in judicial custody. The second place where the simultaneous raid and search operations were being conducted is the residence of an individual, Chandan Chattopadhyay, at Rajarhat also in the northern outskirts of Kolkata.

A land agent by profession, according to sources, Chattopadhyay has close links with Prasanna Roy, the middleman arrested by the central agency in connection with the school job case. The third place of raid, according to sources, is the luxurious accommodation of one individual Kamal Agarwal, at Diamond City North housing complex at Nagerbazar, also in the northern outskirts of Kolkata.