CBI Searches Homes Of Kolkata Mayor, Trinamool MLA In Corruption Probe

Firhad Hakim and Madan Mitra were arrested by the CBI in 2021 in the Narada sting operation case

The CBI conducted searches at the residences of West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim and Trinamool Congress MLA Madan Mitra in Kolkata this morning in connection with its investigation into the alleged irregularities in recruitments made by the civic bodies in the state, officials said.

Mr Hakim, the minister of urban development and municipal affairs, is also the mayor of Kolkata. He is a senior leader of the Trinamool and has significant sway in the party's organisation.

A team of CBI officers reached his residence in south Kolkata's Chetla area along with a large contingent of central forces, officials said.