Kolkata, June 13 -- Multiple teams of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday conducted searches at seven premises linked to Trinamool Congress MLA and former state minister Madan Mitra as part of its probe into the alleged municipal recruitment scam in West Bengal, even as a pre-dawn police operation at the Kalighat residence of Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee triggered a fresh political controversy.
The searches at locations associated with the Kamarhati MLA were carried out in connection with allegations that appointments in several municipal bodies were secured in exchange for money and gold.
According to ED officials, the investigation has uncovered evidence suggesting that cash and gold were rout...