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Sujit Bose to Spend Puja Behind Bars as Supreme Court Rejects Urgent Bail Plea
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News18•16-10-2026, 16:21
Sujit Bose to Spend Puja Behind Bars as Supreme Court Rejects Urgent Bail Plea
- •Former state minister Sujit Bose suffered a major setback as the Supreme Court denied an urgent hearing for his bail plea.
- •Sujit Bose will now have to spend Durga Puja behind bars after the apex court refused immediate relief.
- •The Calcutta High Court had earlier dismissed his bail petition in connection with the municipality recruitment corruption case.
- •Sujit was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on May 11 over allegations of unlawfully recommending job candidates in South Dum Dum Municipality.
- •ED sources claim that around 150 names were unlawfully recruited and corruption-tainted money was routed through bank accounts.
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The Supreme Court declined an immediate hearing for former state minister Sujit Bose's bail plea, stating that the matter cannot be heard before the Puja and will instead be taken up after the court reopens.
Sujit Bose was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on May 11 in connection with a municipal recruitment corruption and money laundering scam involving unlawful job recommendations in the South Dum Dum Municipality.
Justice Shubhra Ghosh recused herself from the case after one of Sujit Bose's lawyers visited her chamber and asked her personal secretary to hand over the files present in the room, leading to the case being transferred to Justice Tirthankar Ghosh.
