ED summons Madan Mitra's wife, two sons in Bengal municipality job scam
Synopsis
The ED has widened its West Bengal municipality job scam probe by summoning the wife and two sons of TMC MLA Madan Mitra — a significant escalation that follows June raids on his homes, a CBI chargesheet against a former minister, and the tracing of over ₹100 crore in alleged unaccounted assets linked to a key middleman.
Key Takeaways
The ED has summoned the wife and two sons of TMC MLA Madan Mitra for questioning in the West Bengal municipality job scam .
They are required to appear at the ED's Kolkata regional office at Salt Lake CGO Complex next week.
The ED conducted raids at Mitra's two residences and seven other locations in June 2025 ; the CBI had raided his home in October 2025 .
The CBI last week filed a PMLA chargesheet against former minister Sujit Bose , his son Samudra Bose , an IAS officer , and two corporate entities.
Investigators traced unauthorised assets worth over ₹100 crore allegedly owned by middleman Ayan Shil , who is linked to both the municipality and school job scams.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned the wife and two sons of Madan Mitra, the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) legislator from Kamarhati Assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district, for questioning in connection with the multi-crore municipality job scam in West Bengal. The summons were issued as ED investigators examined documents related to recruitment irregularities at the Kamarhati Municipality during the previous Mamata Banerjee-led government.
Who Has Been Summoned and When
According to sources familiar with the development, the names of Mitra's wife and two sons emerged during scrutiny of documents linked to the municipality recruitment probe. The three have been directed to appear at the ED's Kolkata regional office in the Central Government Office (CGO) Complex at Salt Lake, on the northern outskirts of Kolkata, next week.
Mitra is a three-time TMC legislator from Kamarhati — first elected in 2011, serving until 2016, and again from 2021 to date.
Prior Raids and Searches
In June 2025, ED officials conducted raids at two of Mitra's residences — one in Bhabanipur in South Kolkata and another in Kamarhati. Simultaneous search operations were carried out at seven other locations in and around the state capital during the same exercise.
Earlier, in October 2025, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had also conducted a raid at Mitra's residence in connection with the same municipality recruitment irregularities case.
CBI Chargesheet and Wider Probe
The CBI last week filed a chargesheet against former West Bengal minister Sujit Bose and his son Samudra Bose before a special court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Kolkata. The chargesheet also named Jyotishman Chattopadhyay, an IAS officer, along with two corporate entities linked to the minister and his son.
How the Scam Came to Light
The ED's initial lead on the municipality job irregularities reportedly came during raids at the residence of Ayan Shil, a middleman allegedly involved in both the municipality job case and the separate multi-crore cash-for-school job scam during the previous TMC regime. Following an order from the Calcutta High Court, the CBI launched a formal investigation and subsequently arrested Shil.
Parallel probes by the CBI and ED traced unauthorised assets worth over ₹100 crore allegedly owned by Shil, according to investigators. The municipality job scam is now part of a broader accountability reckoning over alleged large-scale recruitment corruption in West Bengal's civic and educational institutions.
With fresh summons issued and a chargesheet already filed against a former minister, the investigation is entering a more intensive phase — and further action against political figures or their associates cannot be ruled out.
Point of View
A chargesheet has already been filed against a former minister, and a middleman's ₹100 crore asset trail is now documented. West Bengal's municipality and school job scams are no longer peripheral cases — they are becoming a sustained institutional accountability exercise. The political cost for TMC will depend on how many more sitting or former legislators get drawn into the net before the next assembly cycle.
NationPress
14 Jul 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
Why has the ED summoned Madan Mitra's wife and sons?
The ED summoned them after their names surfaced during scrutiny of documents related to recruitment irregularities at Kamarhati Municipality. They have been asked to appear at the ED's Kolkata regional office next week for questioning in connection with the multi-crore municipality job scam.
What is the West Bengal municipality job scam?
It is an alleged large-scale recruitment irregularities case involving the illegal sale of jobs in West Bengal's municipal bodies during the previous Mamata Banerjee-led government. The scam came to light during ED raids on middleman Ayan Shil, who is also linked to the separate school job cash-for-posts case.
What action has the CBI taken so far?
The CBI filed a PMLA chargesheet last week against former West Bengal minister Sujit Bose, his son Samudra Bose, an IAS officer Jyotishman Chattopadhyay, and two corporate entities. It also arrested middleman Ayan Shil following a Calcutta High Court order and traced over ₹100 crore in alleged unaccounted assets linked to him.
How are the municipality job scam and school job scam connected?
Both scams allegedly operated during the previous TMC regime and share a common link in middleman Ayan Shil, who was found to be involved in recruitment irregularities in both municipal bodies and schools. The ED first uncovered the municipality angle while raiding Shil's residence in connection with the school job case.
