The ECIR is generally filed by the ED as the case Information report.It is similar to a First Information Report (FIR) in criminal cases, he explained.On January 5, a team of ED officers were assaulted by a mob when they tried to enter the residence of Shajahan at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.Three officers were injured in the attack.The district police and Sheikh’s family members had complained to the ED officers.Shajahan has been absconding since then.Sandeshkhali has been in the national news after local women alleged of being gang raped and forcible land grabs by Shajahan and his men, who are involved in fish business.Police have till date arrested 18 people including two TMC leaders and a close aide of Shajahan.
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