West Bengal municipal recruitment scam: ED searches 7 premises linked to TMC MLA Madan Mitra

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday conducted searches at seven premises linked to Trinamool Congress MLA and former West Bengal minister Madan Mitra as part of its ongoing investigation into the alleged municipal recruitment scam.

The action marks the latest step in the central agency’s money laundering probe into alleged irregularities in appointments made across civic bodies in the state. Investigators are examining whether jobs were secured through illegal payments and whether proceeds from the alleged scam were routed through a network of intermediaries.

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The searches were carried out at locations associated with the Kamarhati MLA. The development came on a day when police and central forces also conducted an operation at the Kalighat residence of Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee in connection with a separate case registered in West Midnapore district’s Salboni.

Kamarhati, West Bengal: The ED conducted a raid at the Dakshineswar Holy Nest residential complex linked to Kamarhati TMC MLA Madan Mitra pic.twitter.com/4BTS9WWdsa

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According to ED officials, Mitra is being examined over allegations that he facilitated appointments in municipal bodies in exchange for money and gold. The agency claims its investigation has uncovered a trail of cash and valuables that allegedly moved through middlemen before reaching beneficiaries connected to the recruitment process.

Officials said they are scrutinising financial records, communication data and other documents to establish the alleged movement of funds and identify those involved in the appointments.

The agency has further alleged that the payments were linked to recruitments in several municipalities, including Kamarhati Municipality, and is probing whether candidates obtained jobs after making illegal payments.

Sources said investigators have so far linked more than 125 appointments to the probe and are verifying whether recruitment procedures were followed in those cases.

The municipal recruitment investigation has already led to the arrest of former state minister Sujit Bose, who was taken into custody by the ED in May in connection with the alleged scam. The agency is examining the role of political leaders, municipal officials and middlemen in the recruitment process.

The case centres on allegations that appointments to various posts in civic bodies across West Bengal were made in return for money instead of through a transparent selection process. Several municipalities have come under the scanner as investigators seek to determine whether recruitment norms were violated and whether the alleged proceeds were later laundered.

(With inputs from UNI)