Bengal school teacher arrested in diversion of govt grant for students case
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Bengal school teacher arrested in diversion of govt grant for students case

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: A high school teacher was arrested on Wednesday from West Bengal’s North Dinajpur district in connection with diversion of the state’s one-time grant of ₹10,000 for class 11 and 12 students for buying tablets or smartphones, police said. The West Bengal Taruner Swapna Scheme was launched by chief minister Mamata Banerjee in 2022 “Muftazul Islam, a senior teacher at Majhiali High School, was absconding since November last year when around 20 people were arrested across several districts, including Kolkata. The back-to-back arrest of two school teachers on November 17 and 18 last year raised suspicion that insiders were involved, police officials monitoring the probe said. In 2022, chief minister Mamata Banerjee launched the West Bengal Taruner Swapna Scheme, promising an one-time assistance of ₹10,000 to class 12 students of state-run and state- Around 1.6 million students were supposed to receive the grant last year.

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Bengaluru tuition teacher arrested after kidnapping student, 15-year-old girl rescued after 44 days: Report
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengaluru tuition teacher arrested after kidnapping student, 15-year-old girl rescued after 44 days: Report

Hindustan Times  

A 30-year-old Bengaluru tuition teacher, who had abducted his 15-year-old student and evaded authorities for 44 days, was arrested within three days of a lookout notice being issued by the police. The suspect, Abhishek M Gowda, a resident of JP Nagar in Bengaluru, was taken into custody on Monday. As the search for the missing duo continued without success, the …

Cash-for-jobs case: SC grants future bail to ex WB minister Partha Chatterjee
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Cash-for-jobs case: SC grants future bail to ex WB minister Partha Chatterjee

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday granted conditional future bail to former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee in a money laundering case related to the cash-for-job case. Ex-West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee was arrested by ED in connection with the case in July last year. The court struck a balance between the right of the accused and interest of fair …

Case Study: Bengal students left in lurch as funds for tablets meant for them misused
4 months, 1 week ago

Case Study: Bengal students left in lurch as funds for tablets meant for them misused

India Today  

The scam involving the diversion of funds meant for tablets and smartphones for students in West Bengal has left multiple schools and families in distress. "We submitted the required documents two months ago, but despite multiple follow-ups and document resubmissions, 31 students from our school have yet to receive the funds," Khatun explained. So far, at least 10 cases have …

Scammers divert funds meant for Bengal students to buy tabs, 11 arrested so far
4 months, 1 week ago

Scammers divert funds meant for Bengal students to buy tabs, 11 arrested so far

India Today  

West Bengal police has launched a major crackdown in the statewide tab money case, registering around 93 cases and arresting 11 people so far, officials said on Friday. LATEST IN BENGAL TAB MONEY SCAM CASE Kolkata Police on Thursday constituted a Special Investigation Team to probe the alleged tablet money scam case, officials said. At least 10 cases have been …

Special probe team set up to investigate Kolkata tablet money scam case
4 months, 1 week ago

Special probe team set up to investigate Kolkata tablet money scam case

India Today  

Kolkata Police on Thursday constituted a Special Investigation Team to probe the alleged tablet money scam case, officials said. At least 10 cases have been registered at different police stations in Kolkata in connection with the alleged scam wherein funds meant for tablets and smartphones to be provided to school students were siphoned off by hacking the West Bengal Education …

Bengal police probing diversion of state grant for higher secondary students
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengal police probing diversion of state grant for higher secondary students

Hindustan Times  

The West Bengal government’s one-time grant of ₹10,000 for Class 11 and 12 students of state-run and state- “It is possible that cyber criminals based in other states are involved. Police in East Midnapore, East Burdwan, Jhargram, Malda and North 24 Parganas districts are looking into complaints around half a dozen schools have received from around 100 students stating that …

West Bengal school job scam: Four teachers who allegedly got jobs using unfair means arrested
1 year, 7 months ago

West Bengal school job scam: Four teachers who allegedly got jobs using unfair means arrested

The Hindu  

Four teachers who allegedly got jobs using unfair means were on Monday, August 7, 2023, arrested in the West Bengal school job scam. The CBI, which is probing the West Bengal school job scam had named the four teachers as witness in a charge sheet filed before the Court. The development has sent shock waves across the State as thousands …

Over Rs 100 crore from Bengal jobs' scam went to Partha Chatterjee, court told
2 years ago

Over Rs 100 crore from Bengal jobs' scam went to Partha Chatterjee, court told

India Today  

Proceeds worth over Rs 100 crore generated from the West Bengal SSC teachers' recruitment scam belong to Bengal's former education minister Partha Chatterjee, confirmed the adjudicating authority of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act at a special PMLA court in New Delhi on Wednesday. The adjudicating authority of the PMLA confirmed the findings of the Enforcement Directorate which found that …

WB recruitment scam: ED raids properties of expelled TMC leader Santanu Banerjee
2 years ago

WB recruitment scam: ED raids properties of expelled TMC leader Santanu Banerjee

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate, probing the West Bengal school teachers recruitment scam, on Saturday, searched multiple properties of expelled Trinamool Congress youth leader Santanu Banerjee in Hooghly district. On Saturday, teams comprising ED officials searched three of Banerjee’s properties, including a guest house at Balagarh, a three-storey house in Bandel and two flats in Chinsurah, all in Hooghly district. According to …

West Bengal job scam proceeds may have been used to finance movies: ED, CBI officials
2 years, 1 month ago

West Bengal job scam proceeds may have been used to finance movies: ED, CBI officials

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Investigations into three people involved in the West Bengal job fraud racket who were arrested by the Enforcement Directorate and Central Bureau of Investigation since July last year has shown that some of the proceeds of the crime may have been used to fund Bengali movies and music videos, officials of the two federal agencies said on condition of …

West Bengal: ED attaches bank deposits, FDs of TMC MLA in 'teachers recruitment scam'
2 years, 3 months ago

West Bengal: ED attaches bank deposits, FDs of TMC MLA in 'teachers recruitment scam'

India TV News  

West Bengal teachers recruitment scam: Bank and fixed deposits worth Rs 7.93 crore of Trinamool Congress MLA Manik Bhattacharya and his family have been attached under the anti-money laundering law in connection with the West Bengal 'teachers recruitment scam', the Enforcement Directorate said on Thursday. Bhattacharya, former president of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education, was arrested by the …

Teachers' scam: ED to Present 1st Charge Sheet Against Manik Bhattacharya Soon
2 years, 3 months ago

Teachers' scam: ED to Present 1st Charge Sheet Against Manik Bhattacharya Soon

News 18  

Enforcement Directorate sleuths probing the multi-crore teachers’ recruitment scam in West Bengal is likely to present its first charge sheet against Trinamool Congress legislator and former president of West Bengal Board of Primary Education, Manik Bhattacharya within the next 10 days and if possible, by December 10. Although ED officials were tightlipped over the detailed contents of the charge sheet, …

West Bengal: Names of Amit Shah, Mamata Banerjee appear on teacher candidate list, lawyers demand probe
2 years, 4 months ago

West Bengal: Names of Amit Shah, Mamata Banerjee appear on teacher candidate list, lawyers demand probe

India Today  

Sparking fresh controversy in West Bengal, it was found that the names of the politicians of Bengal appeared on the merit list of the Teachers' Eligibility Test of qualified candidates. Leaders' names such as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Abhishek Banerjee, Suvendu Adhikari and Sukanta Majumder were found in a fresh TET merit list. The matter came to public knowledge when …

Bengal school jobs scam: Primary edu board ex-chief remanded in judicial custody till Oct 28
2 years, 5 months ago

Bengal school jobs scam: Primary edu board ex-chief remanded in judicial custody till Oct 28

India TV News  

The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Bankshall court in Kolkata has rejected a bail petition of West Bengal Board of Primary Education's former president, Manik Bhattacharya, in a school jobs scam and remanded him in judicial custody till October 28 on the request of the Enforcement Directorate. Another central agency, the CBI, had initially registered a case against Bhattacharya, who is …

TET qualified students detained in Bengal amid demands for direct recruitment
2 years, 5 months ago

TET qualified students detained in Bengal amid demands for direct recruitment

India TV News  

Highlights The candidates were detained outside the education board's office in Kolkata's Salt Lake The students were detained on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday The students had accused the state govt of prioritising undeserving candidates TET 2014 qualified students were detained by the West Bengal police amid protests outside the education board's office in Kolkata's Salt Lake. Earlier, …

Mamata govt involved in teacher recruitment scam, says Union Minister
2 years, 6 months ago

Mamata govt involved in teacher recruitment scam, says Union Minister

India TV News  

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday criticised the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal for its alleged involvement in the school teachers recruitment scam and wondered when will it wake up from its "slumber" and give justice to the aspirants. Continuing with his condemnation, Pradhan told reporters that several senior TMC leaders and state ministers have been arrested in the …

How school recruitment process was rigged in West Bengal | EXCLUSIVE
2 years, 7 months ago

How school recruitment process was rigged in West Bengal | EXCLUSIVE

India Today  

A string of petitions, ten court orders for CBI investigation, five FIRs and more than 1,000 jobs terminated for irregularities. “What was your rank?” asked an India Today reporter investigating the recruitment scam in West Bengal. In Hooghly district, Sushanta Bhattacharya, the headmaster of the primary section of the state government-aided Uttarpara Amarendra Vidyapith, is a member of the West …

Government school principal in Agra arrested for stealing Rs 11 crore from meal scheme
2 years, 7 months ago

Government school principal in Agra arrested for stealing Rs 11 crore from meal scheme

Firstpost  

According to the police, the teacher used fake documents to register an NGO and used Rs 11.46 crore of the Mid Day Meal with the help of the officials and staff of his department and banks Agra/Firozabad: A school principal of the basic education department of Firozabad has been booked for allegedly siphoning Rs 11.46 crore of the Mid Day …

’I don’t support corruption, wrongdoing,’ says Mamata Banerjee: Report
2 years, 8 months ago

’I don’t support corruption, wrongdoing,’ says Mamata Banerjee: Report

Live Mint  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that she does not support corruption or any wrongdoing, however, she condemns any malicious campaign against her in the wake of Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee's arrest. The Chief Minister said, “if anyone is found guilty, he or she must be punished, but I condemn malicious campaign against me,” according to news …

ED arrests Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee in job scam
2 years, 8 months ago

ED arrests Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee in job scam

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday arrested West Bengal Industries and Commerce Minister and senior Trinamool Congress leader, Partha Chatterjee, in connection with irregularities in recruitment to the West Bengal School Service Commission. On Friday, the agency seized cash and jewellery worth ₹20 crore from the residence of the Minister’s associate, Arpita Mukherjee, after conducting searches at several places in West …

Teacher recruitment scam: ED arrests Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee after 26 hours of questioning
2 years, 8 months ago

Teacher recruitment scam: ED arrests Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee after 26 hours of questioning

India TV News  

Highlights ED has arrested Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee Chatterjee was arrested after overnight interrogation in connection with teacher recruitment scam ED has also detained Arpita Mukherjee, a close aide of Chatterjee Teacher recruitment scam: The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday morning arrested West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee after overnight interrogation in connection with the teacher recruitment scam case. Image Source : …

Bengal teacher recruitment scam: Arpita Mukherjee makes sensational claim over bribe money
2 years, 8 months ago

Bengal teacher recruitment scam: Arpita Mukherjee makes sensational claim over bribe money

India TV News  

Bengal teacher recruitment scam: Arpita Mukherjee, the close aide of West Bengal Industry Minister Partha Chatterjee, who was arrested by Enforcement Directorate on Saturday in connection with the teacher recruitment scam, made a sensational claim about the Rs 21 crore in cash that was seized from her property. The TMC secretary general, who was the state education minister when the …

West Bengal teacher recruitment scam: ED conducts raids, seizes ₹20 crore
2 years, 8 months ago

West Bengal teacher recruitment scam: ED conducts raids, seizes ₹20 crore

Live Mint  

West Bengal Teacher Recruitment scam took a new turn on Friday after the Enforcement Directorate seized ₹20 crores following raids at a dozen places including the residence of two ministers who were named in connection with the scam. The sleuths raided the residence of senior West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee here and questioned him for over 11 hours in connection …

UP Secondary Education Board Director Arrested In TET Scam, Cash, Documents Seized
13 years, 1 month ago

UP Secondary Education Board Director Arrested In TET Scam, Cash, Documents Seized

India TV News  

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