Kolkata, July 9 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a chargesheet against former West Bengal minister Sujit Bose in connection with the alleged municipal recruitment scam, accusing him of misappropriating around Rs 20 crore through illegal appointments in municipal bodies across the state.

The chargesheet, submitted before a special ED court on Thursday, also names Bose's son Samudra Bose, senior bureaucrat Jyotishman Chattopadhyay, and two private companies as accused.

Chattopadhyay was serving as Director of the Directorate of Local Bodies under the Urban Development and Municipal Affairs Department during the period under investigation.

According to the ED, he allegedly abused his official position to facilitate the recruitment ...