Kolkata: A special PMLA court in Kolkata has framed charges against former Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan, his brother Sheikh Alomgir, and two associates in a money laundering case. The ED said the accused were chargesheeted in May 2024.
According to the central agency, the court directed the framing of charges against the accused on June 15. The other accused against whom charges have been framed are Shahjahan’s associates, Shib Prasad Hazra and Didar Boksh Molla. All four are presently in judicial custody in jail.
🚨 BIG! Charges have been FRAMED against Shahjahan Sheikh in the Sandeshkhali case.
— A special PMLA court in Kolkata has framed charges against Shahjahan Sheikh and 3 others under the PMLA.
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A special PMLA court in Kolkata has framed charges against former Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan, his brother Sheikh Alomgir, and two associates in a money laundering case in which they were chargesheeted by the ED in May 2024, the agency said on June 17, 2026.
According to the ED, the court ordered the framing of charges on June 15. The others against whom charges have been framed include Shahjahan’s associates Shib Prasad Hazra and Didar Boksh Molla. All four accused are currently in judicial custody.
The Enforcement Directorate had filed a prosecution complaint against the four under various provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on May 27, 2024, and the court took cognisance of it on June 3, 2024.
The money laundering probe against Shahjahan and his associates originates from multiple FIRs lodged by the West Bengal Police, involving allegations of threats, murder, attempted murder, extortion, and land grabbing.
Shahjahan was arrested by the ED on March 30, 2024, in connection with a mob attack on agency officials who had gone to search his premises in Sandeshkhali, North 24 Parganas, on January 5, 2024. The case is linked to an alleged PDS ration distribution scam in West Bengal.
The ED alleged that Shahjahan, backed by political support and a group of associates, established a “reign of terror” in Sandeshkhali. It further stated that he began with petty crimes and later expanded his criminal network through intimidation and the use of force.
The ED said Shahjahan’s accumulation of wealth involved land grabbing, illegal fish farming and trading, seizure of brick kilns, securing contracts through his brother Sheikh Alomgir, Hazra and others, and collecting illegal levies. It further alleged that the “illegally obtained” money was laundered by projecting it as income from the fish business, with the help of trusted associates who routed the funds back to him.
