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This action is part of the ongoing investigation into an alleged municipality jobs scam that has surfaced in connection with irregularities in municipal appointments between 2014 and 2016.
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids on Friday at the residences of West Bengal minister Sujit Bose, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Tapas Roy, and former North Dumdum Municipality chairman Subodh Chakraborty.
This action is part of the ongoing investigation into an alleged municipality jobs scam that has surfaced in connection with irregularities in municipal appointments between 2014 and 2016.
The matter first came to light in August last year when the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) summoned Sujit Bose for questioning as part of its probe into purported irregularities in municipal appointments. Despite the state government’s plea for a stay on the CBI investigation, the Calcutta High Court dismissed it, allowing the inquiry to proceed.
FLASH: #ED team conducts raid in Birati, North 24 Parganas, at the residence of former North Dum Dum municipality chairman Subodh Chakraborty. The raid is linked to a municipal scam.
Additionally, another raid is underway at the residence of Bengal Minister Sujeet Bose in… pic.twitter.com/9cLhBfh9RD
— The New Indian (@TheNewIndian_in) January 12, 2024
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Both the CBI and ED have informed the High Court of potential links between the civic body recruitment scam and a bribe-for-job scandal in the West Bengal school education department. This revelation led to the arrest of former education minister Partha Chatterjee. Sujit Bose, who served as the vice-chairman of South Dum Dum Municipality from 2010 to 2021, is the first cabinet minister to be summoned in this case.
The ED’s raids on Bose’s residence, along with those of TMC spokesperson Tapas Roy and former municipality chairman Subodh Chakraborty, indicate the widening scope of the investigation.
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FLASH: Enforcement Directorate is carrying out raids at the premises of West Bengal minister and Trinamool Congress leader Sujit Bose in the state capital, Kolkata, in connection with the alleged civic body recruitment scam. #EDRaid pic.twitter.com/wd6ZZbfMsi
— The New Indian (@TheNewIndian_in) January 12, 2024
The agency is conducting search and seizure operations in various parts of Kolkata and its outskirts. Last year, on December 28, the ED conducted simultaneous raids at nine different locations in the city as part of its investigation into the school recruitment scam. This included offices and residences in the Burrabazar area, Kakurgachi, and EM Bypass.
Sujit Bose, also the Minister of State for Fire and Emergency Services, had been summoned by the CBI last year in connection with alleged irregularities in recruitment in the state’s municipalities. While Bose claimed he did not receive any summons from the CBI, he addressed the media, alleging a political conspiracy against him.
In the wake of these developments, tight security has been implemented at the locations undergoing the raids.
