Cyber Police Investigate Five Years of Transactions in TMC-Linked Accounts

Cyber police in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district have launched a detailed investigation into three bank accounts linked to the Trinamool Congress (TMC), which were recently placed under a debit freeze following police directions. The probe, being carried out by the Bidhannagar Cyber Crime Police Station under Bidhannagar City Police, is examining transactions spanning the last five years to trace the flow of funds and identify potential irregularities.

According to officials familiar with the investigation, authorities are scrutinising both inward and outward transactions recorded in the accounts. Investigators are focusing on identifying the sources of incoming funds as well as the destinations where money was transferred. The detailed financial audit is part of an effort to understand whether any suspicious or unlawful activity is linked to the accounts under review.

Officials are also verifying foundational account details, including the dates on which the accounts were opened, the names under which they were registered, and the identities of authorised signatories over the years. These checks are aimed at establishing a clear record of ownership and operational control, which investigators say is essential to determining accountability in the ongoing probe.

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The investigation has been triggered by complaints filed by several rebel Trinamool Congress legislators at the Bidhannagar Cyber Crime Police Station. In their complaints, they alleged that funds collected through extortion were deposited into the accounts and later transferred for illegal purposes. Based on these allegations, police registered an FIR and initiated formal proceedings, leading to the initial directive for a debit freeze on the accounts.

In a related development, Aroop Biswas, former treasurer and former West Bengal minister, had earlier written to a private sector bank requesting the freezing of the accounts amid an internal dispute over control of party funds. Meanwhile, a faction of the party has approached the Calcutta High Court, challenging the debit freeze and seeking clarification on the authority under which the action was taken.

The court petition calls for judicial intervention to determine the legality and basis of the restrictions imposed on the accounts, even as the cyber police continue their investigation. Authorities have not issued further details on possible outcomes, and the case remains under active review as financial records are being closely examined.

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