Kolkata, September 5, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
A team from the judicial inquiry commission constituted by the West Bengal government to investigate alleged institutional corruption during the previous Trinamool Congress-led regime on Saturday searched the residence of former TMC councillor Alakananda Das in connection with a disproportionate assets case.
Officials of the commission, headed by retired Calcutta High Court judge Justice Biswajit Basu, reached Das’ residence in Beliaghata in central Kolkata during the afternoon as part of the investigation.
Das, a former councillor from Ward No. 34 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), is facing allegations of possessing assets disproportionate to her known sources of income. The investigators are examining the sources of the assets and whether they were acquired through alleged corrupt means or are linked to irregularities during the previous state administration.
The search comes two days after commission officials visited the premises of Hakim Polymaker and Hakim Chemicals, businesses owned by former KMC Mayor and former State Municipal Affairs and Urban Development Minister Firhad Hakim.
The commission’s September 3 visits were aimed at examining whether the firms had any connection with the corruption allegations. Hakim Polymaker is primarily engaged in plastic manufacturing, while Hakim Chemicals produces chemical products.
Hakim retained his Kolkata Port Assembly constituency in the West Bengal Assembly elections held earlier this year, winning the seat for a fourth consecutive term. He defeated BJP candidate Rakesh Singh by more than 56,000 votes despite the TMC suffering a major defeat in the state.
On July 14, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced the formation of the judicial commission to investigate allegations of institutional corruption during the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government between 2011 and 2026.
The commission is headed by Justice Biswajit Basu (retired) and is conducting its investigation under the supervision of a senior Indian Police Service officer. An Indian Administrative Service officer is handling its administrative work, while a West Bengal Revenue Service officer is responsible for technical aspects of the inquiry.
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