Who Is Sujit Bose, First TMC Leader Arrested Since BJP Won West Bengal Elections?
Investigators said Bose was questioned for nearly 10 hours and linked him to alleged recruitment irregularities involving about 150 municipal job candidates.
- On Monday, the Enforcement Directorate arrested former West Bengal minister Sujit Bose after nearly 10 hours of questioning at the agency's Salt Lake CGO Complex office in connection with a municipality recruitment scam.
- Officials allege Bose recommended nearly 150 candidates for various posts under the South Dum Dum Municipality in exchange for monetary benefits, including flats and traced bank deposits.
- Investigators recovered incriminating documents during search operations at establishments owned by Bose and his son, Samudra Bose, following a CBI FIR regarding recruitment irregularities.
- The former minister is expected to be produced before a special PMLA court on Tuesday morning, as the case represents one of several high-profile recruitment investigations in West Bengal.
- Bose served as Minister of State for the Department of Fire and Emergency Services until 2026, when he lost the Bidhannagar Assembly seat to BJP's Sharadwat Mukherjee by 37,330 votes.
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'Destined For Prison': BJP MLA Sajal Ghosh On Ex-Bengal Minister Sujit Bose's ED Arrest
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 12 (ANI): BJP MLA Sajal Ghosh reacted to the arrest of former West Bengal minister Sujit Bose by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the alleged municipality recruitment scam, saying Bose "was destined for prison." Speaking to ANI, Ghosh said on Monday that the former minister had been given enough opportunity by the ED and alleged that the arrest was long overdue. "At the very least, he won…
West Bengal Municipality Recruitment Scam: Former TMC Minister Arrested
The Enforcement Directorate arrested former West Bengal minister Sujit Bose, linked to a municipality recruitment scam. This is the first major arrest since the BJP took the state's administration. Bose, evasive in replies, faces charges under the PMLA for alleged job provision in exchange for money.
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The Economic TimesED arrests ex-Bengal minister Sujit Bose in municipality recruitment 'scam'
The central probe agency alleged that Bose had recommended around 150 candidates for various posts in the South Dum Dum Municipality in exchange for financial b
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