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Former Bengal minister Sujit Bose arrested over municipality recruitment ‘scam’

ED sources alleged Sujit Bose had “illegally recommended 150 candidates for different posts in the South Dum Dum Municipality”.

2 min readUpdated: May 12, 2026 02:14 AM IST

TMC leader Sujit Bose has been arrested

Former West Bengal minister and TMC leader Sujit Bose was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Kolkata on Monday after more than 10 hours of questioning in connection with alleged irregularities in municipality recruitment.

ED sources alleged Sujit Bose had “illegally recommended 150 candidates for different posts in the South Dum Dum Municipality”.

“ED has traced direct proceeds of crime in the form of flats acquired by him in lieu of providing municipality jobs to various persons. Further, ED has also traced huge deposits of cash in the bank accounts under his control. He will be produced tomorrow (Tuesday) morning before the Hon’ble Special Court,” ED sources said.

Bose, who has been summoned multiple times in connection with the ED probe into the case, had reached the ED office at the CGO Complex in Salt Lake around 10.30 am on Monday, accompanied by his son, Samudra.

He had been the Fire and Emergency Services minister in the previous Mamata Banerjee government. In the recent Assembly election, in which the TMC suffered a heavy defeat to the BJP, he lost his Bidhannagar seat. Previously, he has also served as the vice-chairman of the South Dum Dum Municipality.

Bose had earlier appeared before the ED on May 1 for questioning. The agency has previously searched establishments owned by Bose and his son in connection with the case, and investigators claimed that they recovered incriminating documents related to the alleged scam during the searches.

According to sources, Bose had received multiple ED notices during the Assembly election period, including one on April 6, the day nomination papers were filed. He had then moved the Calcutta High Court seeking exemption from appearance, citing election campaign commitments.

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