Bengal: Two arrested by ED in coal smuggling case

KOLKATA: (Feb 10) The Enforcement Directorate has arrested two coal traders from West Bengal, after questioning them for several hours, as part of a money laundering probe into a case of alleged illegal mining and transportation of coal, an officer said on Tuesday.

The arrests were made late on Monday, and one of the accused is suspected to be a close associate of a prime accused in the case, he said.

"The duo was arrested after several rounds of questioning, during which our investigators detected multiple inconsistencies in their statements," the officer told PTI.