Kolkata: The state’s Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday searched a Chetla property in south Kolkata for over two and a half hours as part of a probe into alleged irregularities linked to former Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim’s business ventures.Commission officials, accompanied by KMC officers and Waqf Board representatives, measured the land and structures and videographed the proceedings. They carried financial and property documents previously submitted by Hakim and his business associate. Neither Hakim nor his family members were present during the search.Sources said two commercial firms linked to Hakim’s close relatives were under scrutiny over allegations of illegal occupation and unauthorised construction on designated Waqf property. The probe followed a complaint by local resident Ismat Ara.This was the commission’s second inspection of the property. Established in Sept 2026 under retired Calcutta High Court judge Biswajit Basu, it probes administrative irregularities and financial malpractice.BJP spokesperson Debjit Sarkar said agencies should be allowed to investigate without political interference. “We cannot grant political immunity to anyone,” he said, adding that anyone attempting to evade the probe would face action, regardless of political influence.
