ED targets Madan Mitra: TMC MLA's homes searched in job scam

Kolkata: Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday is conducting simultaneous raid and search operations at multiple locations in Kolkata and adjacent districts, including two residences of Trinamool Congress MLA Madan Mitra in connection with the multi-crore cash-for-municipalities job case in West Bengal.

The raids and search operations at Mitra’s residence are in connection with the recruitment related irregularities in Kamarhati Municipality in North 24 Parganas district. It is learnt that the raids were conducted at eight locations by ED today.

Two residences of Mitra—one in South Kolkata’s Bhabanipur and the other at North 24 Parganas district’s Kamarhati are being raided. Mitra is a three-time party legislator from Kamarhati, first from 2011 to 2016 and subsequently from 2021 till date.


On Friday night, Mitra expressed discontent against alleged harassment of Kamarhati Municipality Chairman Gopal Saha. Mitra reportedly directed all the Trinamool Congress councillors of Kamarhati Municipality to resign.

All ED teams are heavily escorted by the central armed police forces (CAPF) personnel.

Former three-time Trinamool Congress legislator and the former West Bengal Fire Services minister, Sujit Bose, is in judicial custody in irregularities in the Municipalities job case after he was arrested by the ED last month. Bose is accused of involvement in recruitment related irregularities in South Dum Dum Municipality in North 24 Parganas district and certain money-laundering-related cases.