The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized ₹3 crore during searches at several locations in and around Kolkata in connection with the municipal recruitment scam, the agency said on Thursday.
“ED, Kolkata Zonal Office has conducted a search operation at seven places on 28-29.10.2025 in and around Kolkata in the municipality recruitment scam.... During the searches, various incriminating documents including property documents, digital devices and cash amounting to ₹3 crore (approx.) have been seized,” the agency said in a press statement.
Photographs of the seized cash were shared by the ED on social media. Investigators said the searches revealed a modus operandi whereby tainted money belonging to the main suspects and accused in the scam was laundered through companies and firms under the guise of bogus services.
The statement added that the premises covered during the searches included offices and residences of associates of the main suspects and accused in the case. “Premises of Radiant Enterprise Pvt. Ltd., Garodia Securities Ltd., Jeet Construction and Consultants etc. were searched along with the residences of the promoters/directors of these companies/firms,” the agency said.
On October 10, the ED had conducted searches at 13 locations, including the office of West Bengal’s Minister of Fire and Emergency Services, Sujit Bose, MLA, during which “incriminating documents and cash of ₹45 lakh were seized,” according to the agency.
