India, Oct. 10 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday raided more than 10 locations in and around Kolkata, including an office of West Bengal fire and emergency services minister Sujit Bose, in connection with alleged irregularities in the recruitment of staffers in several municipalities in the state, officials aware of the development said.

"Multiple teams conducted simultaneous searches from early Friday morning. At least 11 locations, including Salt Lake, Nagerbazar, Kankurgachi, Lake Town, Girish Park and Sarat Bose Road among others were searched. An office of Bose was also raided," an ED official said.

The Calcutta High Court ordered a probe in April 2023, and the CBI registered an FIR (first information report) into the a...