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The raid was necessitated as Chatterjee did not respond to three summons for questioning before the ED, after his release on bail in connection with the recruitment scam.

The summons is likely to be issued after the Dol festival, possibly between March 16 and 18, officials said.

Chatterjee, a sitting TMC MLA, was granted bail by the court after spending more than three years in jail.

Partha Chatterjee was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in 2022 for his alleged involvement in the cash-for-jobs scam.

Justice Suvra Ghosh, while granting bail, directed Chatterjee to surrender his passport and remain within the jurisdiction of the trial court.

Chatterjee was arrested in connection with the alleged irregularities in recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff in West Bengal government-sponsored and aided primary schools.