The ED has summoned former Kalighat senior officer Shantanu Sinha Biswas several times for questioning in the Sona Pappu case. | Photo credit: X/@ANI
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday (May 14, 2026) arrested Kolkata Deputy Commissioner of Police Shantanu Sinha Biswas. The arrest came after several hours of interrogation by the ED in connection with the alleged land grabbing and money laundering case linked to Biswajit Poddar alias Sona Pappu.
He is likely to be arraigned on Friday (May 15, 2026).
The ED has summoned former Kalighat senior officer Shantanu Sinha Biswas several times for questioning in the Sona Pappu case. But the Kolkata police official dodged several times. The ED has also sought a report from the West Bengal Director of Security on the status of the Kolkata police official as far as where he was deputed.
The ED also issued notices to Shantana Sinha Biswas for repeatedly failing to respond to summons. Investigating officers wanted to make sure he didn’t leave the country. According to sources, some financial transactions of the Kolkata police officers with Sona Pappu and his close associates have been found. He was also linked to documents recovered from businessman Joy Kamdar, who was arrested on charges of financial transactions by the ED.
The official was seen as too close to the previous Trinamool Congress government and Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari had earlier publicly leveled several allegations against police officials.
This is the second major arrest by the ED after the regime change in West Bengal. On May 11, the ED arrested former Trinamool Congress minister Sujit Bose in connection with the municipal recruitment scam. The charge against the former minister comes amid allegations that Mr Bose illegally recommended 150 candidates for various posts within the South Dum Dum municipality in lieu of monetary benefits.
Published – 15 May 2026 03:23 IST
