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An Indian opposition party accused federal investigators on Thursday of a “politically motivated” attack after $46 million was frozen in its bank accounts as part of a money-laundering probe.
Critics and rights groups have accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government of using law enforcement agencies to target its political foes.
India’s top financial crimes agency, the Enforcement Directorate, said on Wednesday it was investigating alleged illegal transactions involving the Trinamool Congress (TMC), which governed West Bengal state for 15 years before Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) upstaged it in May.
According to the agency, $16.8 million was transferred from TMC-linked bank accounts to an aviation firm and associated companies between April 2023 and June 2026.
