SILCHAR | The Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out simultaneous searches at two properties linked to Silchar-based businessman Abub Mazumdar on July 3 as part of an ongoing investigation into his financial transactions and alleged business dealings, sources said.

Teams from the central agency’s Guwahati and Kolkata units, assisted by security personnel, conducted coordinated raids at Mazumdar’s residence in the Itkhola Ghat area and another property in the Itkhola Ghaniwala locality early in the morning.

According to sources familiar with the investigation, the ED is examining Mazumdar’s financial activities, the source of his assets, and his alleged links to a Myanmar-based betel nut syndicate. Investigators are reportedly looking into allegations that he accumulated significant wealth through his purported association with the network over a prolonged period.

Local sources claimed that Mazumdar left his residence after learning about the ED operation and could not be located during the searches. However, there has been no official confirmation regarding his whereabouts.

Sources further stated that Mazumdar had earlier come under the scanner of the Assam Police and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in connection with separate cases.

The Enforcement Directorate has not issued an official statement on the searches so far. The investigation remains underway, and the allegations against Mazumdar have not been established and are subject to the outcome of the probe.