JUDGMENT :

Jay Sengupta, J.

1. This is an application, inter alia, praying for transfer of investigation in Nazat Police Station Case No. 9 of 2024 and Bongaon Police Station Case No. 18 of 2024 from the State police to the Central Bureau of Investigation.

The connected application seeks similar transfer of investigation in Nazat Police Station Case No. 8 of 2024.

2. Learned Additional Solicitor General of India representing the petitioner/Enforcement Directorate submits as follows. The Enforcement Directorate was investigating a money laundering case involving the infamous Public Distribution System Scam. A Cabinet Minister of the State was arrested in it. Money trail was found in respect of two other significant political figures of the State owing allegiance to the ruling political party. They were Shankar Adhya and Sajahan Sheikh. On 05.01.2024 in the morning, the Enforcement Directorate held raids at the residence of the said Sajahan Sk. in order to search and seize relevant documents. The said suspect did not open the door despite being contacted over phone. Thereafter, his phone became busy. Later on, it was found from the tower location analysis of mobile phone that the suspect