Ex-WB Minister Sujit Bose funnelled municipality ‘scam’ funds into his restaurant, bar, flats: ED
The Enforcement Directorate has filed a charge sheet against former West Bengal Minister Sujit Bose, alleging he laundered proceeds from a municipality recruitment scam into his hospitality businesses. The agency claims Bose illegally recommended hundreds of candidates for municipal jobs and used the resulting illicit funds to expand his restaurant and bar ventures.
Why it matters
This case highlights ongoing corruption investigations into high-level political figures in West Bengal and the use of legitimate businesses to launder illicit public funds.
Arrested West Bengal Minister and TMC leader Sujit Bose ‘infused’ illicit cash obtained from an alleged municipality recruitment scam into his Chinese food restaurant and other hospitality ventures, including a bar, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) alleged in its latest charge sheet.
In a statement on Saturday (July 11, 2026), the federal agency said it filed a prosecution complaint on July 9 against Mr. Bose, a former Minister for fire and emergency services; his son Samudra Bose; IAS officer and former director of local bodies Jyotishman Chattopadhyay, and some others before a special PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act) court in Kolkata.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Sujit Bose in May. He is currently lodged in a Kolkata prison.
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