The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday conducted searches at seven locations linked to Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA and former West Bengal minister Madan Mitra in connection with the alleged municipal recruitment scam in the state. The raids were carried out at multiple premises in Kolkata and adjoining areas, including properties associated with the Kamarhati MLA.
According to investigators, the searches are part of an ongoing money laundering probe linked to alleged irregularities in recruitment across several municipalities in West Bengal. The ED is examining claims that jobs in civic bodies were allegedly secured in exchange for money and is tracing the financial trail connected to the appointments.
Reports from Moneycontrol and News18 said ED searched seven locations linked to Mitra. Media reports also claimed that cash and gold were recovered during the searches, including money allegedly found concealed under a bed. However, the agency had not officially disclosed the amount seized at the time of reporting.
The latest action comes amid a wider investigation into the municipal recruitment case, which had already seen raids, arrests and questioning of several political leaders, former municipal officials and intermediaries. Investigators believe that the alleged scam involved illegal appointments in multiple civic bodies across the state.
The municipal recruitment case has been under investigations since directions from the Calcutta High Court led to CBI and ED probes into alleged irregularities in civic body hiring. Madan Mitra has still not been arrested in the case, and the searches form part of the agency’s continuing effort to gather evidence and examine financial transactions linked to the alleged scam.
