Kolkata Civic Body Recruitment Scam-CBI Raids West Bengal Minister's Residence

The CBI conducted searches at 12 locations, including at the residences of Trinamool Congress leader and West Bengal Urban Development Minister Firhad Hakim and fellow party MLA Madan Mitra. Raids on October 8, were in connection with an investigation regarding irregularities in the recruitment made by municipalities in the states. Hakim and Mitra were officially questioned about the scam that came to the fore during the investigation in West Bengal.