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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized ₹3 crore during searches astatine respective locations successful and astir Kolkata successful transportation with the municipal recruitment scam, the bureau said connected Thursday.
“ED, Kolkata Zonal Office has conducted a hunt cognition astatine 7 places connected 28-29.10.2025 successful and astir Kolkata successful the municipality recruitment scam.... During the searches, assorted incriminating documents including spot documents, integer devices and currency amounting to ₹3 crore (approx.) person been seized,” the bureau said successful a property statement.
Photographs of the seized currency were shared by the ED connected societal media. Investigators said the searches revealed a modus operandi whereby tainted wealth belonging to the main suspects and accused successful the scam was laundered done companies and firms nether the guise of bogus services.
The connection added that the premises covered during the searches included offices and residences of associates of the main suspects and accused successful the case. “Premises of Radiant Enterprise Pvt. Ltd., Garodia Securities Ltd., Jeet Construction and Consultants etc. were searched on with the residences of the promoters/directors of these companies/firms,” the bureau said.
On October 10, the ED had conducted searches astatine 13 locations, including the bureau of West Bengal’s Minister of Fire and Emergency Services, Sujit Bose, MLA, during which “incriminating documents and currency of ₹45 lakh were seized,” according to the agency.
The probe was initiated connected the ground of an FIR registered by the CBI pursuing directions from the Calcutta High Court. The ED said the probe into the superior teachers’ recruitment scam successful 2023 had earlier led to the betterment of incriminating documents and integer grounds from 1 of the accused, Ayan Sil.
“The scrutiny of the incriminating documents has revealed that the scam is not lone constricted to recruitment of the teachers but besides covers respective different appointments by assorted municipalities,” the bureau said.
The illegally conducted recruitments reportedly progressive appointments for mazdoors, sweepers, clerks, peons, ambulance attendants, adjunct mistries, pump operators, helpers, sanitary assistants, and drivers successful respective municipalities successful North 24 Parganas district.
“ED has already filed a prosecution ailment successful the lawsuit against Ayan Sil earlier the Hon’ble Special Court, Kolkata. ED had earlier besides conducted searches astatine the premises of assorted functionaries of municipalities, and astatine the residential premises of Sujit Bose, MLA, and Rathin Ghosh, MLA and Minister of Food & Supplies, West Bengal,” the connection added.
