The Maran telephone exchange case became a long-running test of political influence, investigative independence, judicial scrutiny and constitutional accountability.
According to the agency, Gahlawat demanded a bribe of ₹3 crore from the main accused, N. Raja alias Valliappan alias Rajasekhar, and had already received ₹1 crore.
The raid on Madan Mitra comes barely weeks after the ED arrested another senior TMC leader and former minister, Sujit Bose, in May 2026 in connection with the same recruitment scam.