The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrests former Trinamool Congress (TMC) minister Sujit Bose in connection with an alleged municipal recruitment scam involving the South Dum Dum municipality in West Bengal. Multiple reports say the ED acted after questioning Bose about irregularities linked to hiring for municipal posts. According to the accounts, Bose is accused of recommending a large number of candidates for various positions—reported as 150 candidates—at the municipal level in exchange for pecuniary benefits.
The allegations also include that the ED has identified proceeds of crime connected to Bose. Reports state that the ED traces benefits received in the form of flats acquired by Bose, which are said to be tied to the alleged provision of jobs to candidates. The case is described as focusing on alleged corruption in municipal recruitment practices.
Biographical details across sources identify Bose as a former West Bengal minister who previously served in the TMC government and as an MLA. He is also described as having held the role of vice-chairman of the South Dum Dum municipality.
