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Security personnel stand guard as CBI sleuths raid on the residence of Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim in connection with the alleged Municipality recruitment scam, in Kolkata, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023.Rude surprise awaited two Trinamul Congress heavy-weight leaders - Firhad Hakim and Madan Mitra - on Sunday morning when officers of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) simultaneously raided the residences of duo in connection with the municipal bodies recruitment scam. The search and seizure operations alongside examinations of both the leaders were taking place at the properties of Hakim in Chetla and Mitra in Bhowanipore amid tight security cover of CRPF personnel at both premises. Both Hakim and Mitra were reportedly present at their respective residences when agency officers landed at their respective doorsteps and offered no resistance to their entry. (Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto via Getty Images)