Kolkata, September 16, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
A fresh complaint has been filed against former Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner Shantanu Sinha Biswas under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, at Gariahat Police Station in south Kolkata, police said on Wednesday.
According to police, the complaint alleges that Biswas misused his official position for financial gain and directly or indirectly received financial benefits totalling Rs 2.80 crore, either in cash or in the form of gifts.
The complaint cites several instances of alleged financial benefits involving Biswas and people associated with him.
Police said the complaint alleges that Biswas’ wife received Rs 74.36 lakh as salary from a company. It further alleges that Biswas anonymously purchased two flats worth Rs 82 lakh and used his influence to facilitate the withdrawal of Rs 20.27 lakh towards his son’s college fees.
Another allegation concerns Rs 61 lakh purportedly received in the name of repairing a house in the Kandi area of Murshidabad district.
The complaint also alleges that Biswas collected Rs 10 lakh on one occasion and Rs 15 lakh on another from several organisations in exchange for extending benefits to them.
The latest complaint further alleges that Biswas received Rs 13 lakh from arrested businessman Joy Kamdar, partly in cash and partly in the form of gifts. It also claims that he took another Rs 2 lakh from Kamdar to purchase gifts for his wife.
Biswas is already in custody following his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a land-grabbing case. He is currently lodged at the Midnapore Central Correctional Facility in West Midnapore district.
The ED filed a charge sheet against Biswas in the land-grabbing case in July, alleging that he had embezzled Rs 3 crore. His name emerged during the investigation into a land-grabbing case involving Sona Pappu, alias Biswajit Poddar.
Businessman Joy Kamdar was also named as an accused in that case. All three accused are currently in judicial custody.
According to ED sources, the accused allegedly used illegal means to grab land and exerted influence to harass landowners. Complaints were filed against them at different police stations in connection with the alleged activities.
The ED has claimed that around Rs 50 crore was allegedly embezzled through land-grabbing activities in different parts of Kolkata.
The latest complaint under the Prevention of Corruption Act adds another set of allegations against Biswas, who is already facing proceedings in the land-grabbing case.
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