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Tag: Political Corruption

ED Raids Kolkata Minister’s Office in Multi-Crore Civic Recruitment Scam Probe

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided West Bengal Urban Development Minister Sujit Bose’s office and residences in Kolkata on October 11, 2025, in connection with a Rs 60-crore civic recruitment scam. Searches uncovered unaccounted cash, forged appointment letters for over 500 'ghost' candidates, and digital evidence linking officials to bribery and kickbacks. The minister has denied wrongdoing, while the opposition demands a CBI probe.

Villagers Protest Illegal Water Pipeline by New Look Biofuels

A major protest erupted in Phuljhar village, Rajnandgaon, against New Look Biofuels for allegedly laying an unauthorized pipeline to divert water from Kopeidih reservoir for industrial use. Led by Congress leaders Bhagwat Sahu and Jitendra Mudliyar, hundreds of villagers accused the company of depriving farmers of irrigation water. The protestors demanded immediate FIRs against company officials and complicit government officers.