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State vs Indranil Sen — Durga Puja ticket cheating case

Former West Bengal minister Indranil Sen and his wife are accused of illegally selling Durga Puja pandal preview tickets by misusing the UNESCO name. After the Calcutta High Court rejected their anticipatory bail pleas on 15 October 2026, the Supreme Court granted anticipatory bail to his wife on 19 October 2026. Indranil Sen has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking anticipatory bail as reported on 19 October 2026.

Saradha Chit Fund Scam — Multi-crore Ponzi scheme collapse — CBI & ED prosecutions against accused promoters and linked individuals

The Saradha Group allegedly collected approximately Rs 2,500 crore from investors through a fraudulent Ponzi scheme, leading the Supreme Court to transfer the investigation to the CBI in 2014. While the trials against multiple accused have faced a stalemate since 17 April 2026, the Supreme Court granted bail to primary promoter Sudipta Sen on 20 August 2026 after he spent nearly a decade in custody. The PMLA court dismissed the ED’s money-laundering case against Nalini Chidambaram on 1 August 2024.