Ex-Bengal Minister Sujit Bose Arrested In Municipal Recruitment Scam Case

This is the first major arrest of a TMC leader after the Suvendu Adhikari-led Bharatiya Janata Party government assumed office in the state on Saturday.

The central agency arrested the 63-year-old under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after questioning him for several hours at its CGO Complex office in Salt Lake in Kolkata, news agency PTI reported.

Officials alleged that his replies during questioning were "evasive" and at times "inconsistent", following which he was taken into custody.