Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday night arrested former West Bengal minister and TMC leader Sujit Bose in connection with the municipality recruitment scam.
In a statement issued after the arrest, the ED alleged that Bose had illegally recommended around 150 candidates for various posts under the South Dum Dum Municipality in exchange for monetary benefits.
Bose was arrested for “non-cooperation and discrepancies” found in his statement after more than 10 hours of questioning on Monday. He had appeared before ED officials earlier this month also.
Bose, former Fire Services minister, reached the ED office at Salt Lake’s CGO Complex around 10.30 am, accompanied by his son Samudra Bose.
He was finally taken into ED custody around 9 pm.
Bose will be produced before a special court on Tuesday morning.
According to the ED, investigation revealed that Bose allegedly received proceeds of crime in return for facilitating municipal jobs. The central agency claimed it had traced flats allegedly acquired by Bose as part of illegal transactions.
It was further alleged that large cash deposits were found in bank accounts linked to the former Fire Services minister.
