Bengal recruitment case: Partha Chatterjee’s son-in-law records statement
5 days, 1 hour ago

Bengal recruitment case: Partha Chatterjee’s son-in-law records statement

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Kalyanmoy Bhattacharya, son-in-law of former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee, recorded his statement as a witness in the school recruitment scam before a designated Enforcement Directorate court in Kolkata on Tuesday. Former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee. The federal agency arrested Chatterjee on July 23, 2022, in connection with the multi-crore recruitment scam in government-run schools in West Bengal. In May 2022, the Calcutta high court ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe the appointment of non-teaching staff and teaching staff by the West Bengal School Service Commission and West Bengal Board of Secondary Education between 2014 and 2021.

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CBI names 'Abhishek Banerjee' in Bengal jobs scam, Trinamool Congress hits back
3 weeks, 3 days ago

CBI names 'Abhishek Banerjee' in Bengal jobs scam, Trinamool Congress hits back

India Today  

The Central Bureau of Investigation in its third chargesheet filed in connection with the West Bengal teachers' recruitment scam has named an "Abhishek Banerjee", who allegedly demanded Rs 15 crore for illegal appointments. The central agency only mentioned that when Sujay Krishna Bhadra, an associate of the Trinamool MP arrested in 2023 by the Enforcement Directorate over his involvement in …

Supreme Court notice to CBI on ex-Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee’s bail plea
1 month ago

Supreme Court notice to CBI on ex-Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee’s bail plea

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to respond to a bail petition moved by former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee who is in jail in connection with a case over alleged irregularities in the recruitment of school teachers and not-teaching staff in West Bengal. A view of the Supreme Court of India …

BJP MP demands security for Partha Chatterjee, calls for abolition of SSC
1 month, 1 week ago

BJP MP demands security for Partha Chatterjee, calls for abolition of SSC

The Hindu  

Senior BJP MP Jyotirmoy Singh Mahato has raised concerns about the security of former West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee, who is currently in judicial custody in connection with a recruitment scam involving the School Service Commission. The BJP leader has written letters to the Prime Minister's Office, Union Home Ministry, and West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose, urging them …

Imprisoned former West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee admitted to hospital
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Imprisoned former West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee admitted to hospital

The Hindu  

Former Education Minister Partha Chatterjee who remains in prison in the West Bengal recruitment scam was admitted to the SSKM Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, after his health deteriorated. While most of Trinamool leaders and former Ministers have been granted bail in various scams, Mr. Chatterjee has remained behind bars even after bail appeals. Mr. Chatterjee who was a State …

Framing of charges begins in Bengal recruitment scam case
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Framing of charges begins in Bengal recruitment scam case

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate on Monday started the process of framing charges under Section 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against Sujay Krishna Bhadra over a video call in the West Bengal primary school teachers’ recruitment scam case. One of the prime accused in the case, he was presented at Kolkata’s Bankshall court virtually at 2 p.m. in front …

CBI files charge sheet against former Bengal Minister in recruitment scam
2 months, 3 weeks ago

CBI files charge sheet against former Bengal Minister in recruitment scam

The Hindu  

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday filed a charge sheet against Trinamool Congress leader and former West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee in the school recruitment scam case. The process of framing charges against a total of 54 persons, including Mr. Chatterjee in the ED case related to irregularities in the primary teacher requirement is also going on at …

Calcutta High Court Denies Bail To Former Education Minister Partha Chatterjee, Four Others In Recruitment Scam Case
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Calcutta High Court Denies Bail To Former Education Minister Partha Chatterjee, Four Others In Recruitment Scam Case

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has denied bail to former education minister Partha Chatterjee and four others, namely Subiresh Bhattacharjee, Kalyanmoy Gangopadhyay, Ashok Saha and Shanti Prasad Sinha in the infamous cash-for-jobs recruitment scam.Earlier a division bench had delivered a split verdict on the bail applications of the petitioners.On this occasion Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty denied. The Calcutta High Court has denied …

Kolkata HC rejects bail pleas of Partha Chatterjee in school jobs case
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Kolkata HC rejects bail pleas of Partha Chatterjee in school jobs case

Hindustan Times  

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday rejected the bail petitions of former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee and four other ex-public servants in a CBI case over an alleged school jobs recruitment scam. Ex-West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee Besides Chatterjee, Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty also rejected the bail prayers of former West Bengal School Service Commission chairman Subires Bhattacharya, …

Bengal ex-min Partha Chatterjee granted future bail by SC in cash-for-job scam case, to be released on…
3 months, 1 week ago

Bengal ex-min Partha Chatterjee granted future bail by SC in cash-for-job scam case, to be released on…

Live Mint  

Supreme Court of India granted conditional future bail to former West Bengal Education minister and Trinamool Congress leader Partha Chatterjee in connection with a money laundering case linked to a cash-for-jobs scam. The court stipulated that upon his release, Partha Chatterjee would not be allowed to hold any public office but could continue serving as an MLA for Behala West. …

Cash-for-jobs case: SC grants future bail to ex WB minister Partha Chatterjee
3 months, 1 week 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 …

Cash-for-job scam: Supreme court grants conditional bail to Partha Chatterjee
3 months, 1 week ago

Cash-for-job scam: Supreme court grants conditional bail to Partha Chatterjee

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday took a novel approach by allowing bail to former West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee in a money laundering case related to a cash-for-jobs scam, but deferring its operation till February 1, 2025, giving the trial court time to frame charges and record the statements of vulnerable witnesses to avoid the prospect of a “failed …

Supreme Court grants bail to TMC's Kuntal Ghosh in West Bengal teacher recruitment case
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court grants bail to TMC's Kuntal Ghosh in West Bengal teacher recruitment case

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Kuntal Ghosh, the Trinamool Congress youth leader, in connection with the teacher recruitment scam being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation. TMC leader Kuntal Ghosh was arrested by the ED on January 21, 2023, in a money laundering case and later arrested by the CBI on February 20, 2023, in connection …

Partha Chatterjee in jail: Supreme Court questions ED over low conviction rate
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Partha Chatterjee in jail: Supreme Court questions ED over low conviction rate

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked how long could former West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee languish in jail without bail as an undertrial in a money laundering case linked to an alleged job-for-cash scam, while pointing out that the conviction rate of the Directorate of Enforcement was “very poor”. Appearing before a Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal …

SC questions ED: ‘How long can former Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee be kept in jail?’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

SC questions ED: ‘How long can former Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee be kept in jail?’

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the Enforcement Directorate on the low rate of convictions in money laundering cases. They also asked the central agency how long they could keep former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee in jail. Former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee was arrested by ED in connection with the case in July last year. He asked …

TMC leader arrested by CBI in Bengal school jobs scam
3 months, 3 weeks ago

TMC leader arrested by CBI in Bengal school jobs scam

The Hindu  

The CBI on Monday evening arrested a Trinamool Congress leader, a close aide of former Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee, for his alleged involvement in the school jobs scam, an official said. The TMC leader from Behala, Santu Ganguly, was held after marathon questioning by officers of the central probe agency at its city office here in connection with irregularities in …

Ex-Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee's 'aide' gets bail in school jobs scam
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee's 'aide' gets bail in school jobs scam

India Today  

A special ED court on Monday granted bail to Arpita Mukherjee, an 'aide' of former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, in connection with the teachers' recruitment scam. Mukherjee had filed a bail plea before the ED court, seeking bail in any condition. Advocate Niladri Bhattacharya, appearing on behalf of Mukherjee, said, "The provision of section 479 of BNS has been …

'If ED can arrest Partha Chatterjee, why not Dharmendra Pradhan in NEET case?': Abhishek Banerjee
8 months ago

'If ED can arrest Partha Chatterjee, why not Dharmendra Pradhan in NEET case?': Abhishek Banerjee

Hindustan Times  

Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday wondered why BJP leader and Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan is yet to be arrested for the NEET paper leaks, which the former described as the ‘biggest scam’ in independent India. Kolkata, India - July 21, 2024: Trinamool Congress National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee addresses the party supporters during the TMC Martyr's …

Bengal School Recruitment Scam Case: Calcutta High Court To Deliver Verdict On Monday
11 months ago

Bengal School Recruitment Scam Case: Calcutta High Court To Deliver Verdict On Monday

ABP News  

Kolkata, Apr 20 The Calcutta High Court will on Monday pronounce its judgement on petitions and appeals relating to alleged irregularities in the selection of candidates in West Bengal government- The CBI, which investigated the case on an order of the high court, arrested former state education minister Partha Chatterjee and some functionaries who held positions in the West Bengal …

Bengal Recruitment Scam: ED Raids Premises Of Former Education Minister Partha Chatterjee's Close Aide
1 year, 1 month ago

Bengal Recruitment Scam: ED Raids Premises Of Former Education Minister Partha Chatterjee's Close Aide

ABP News  

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted raids on close aide of ex-West Bengal Education Minister and imprisoned ruling Trinamool Congress leader Partha Chatterjee in Kolkata. The audio clip shared by the BJP leader shows a conversation between Kalipada Pati, a TMC leader and an agent of TMC leaders Manik Bhattacharya and Partha Chatterjee, and a job aspirant who paid Rs …

West Bengal school jobs 'scam': ED raids residences, office of builder close to Partha Chatterjee in Kolkata
1 year, 1 month ago

West Bengal school jobs 'scam': ED raids residences, office of builder close to Partha Chatterjee in Kolkata

New Indian Express  

KOLKATA: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday began raids at the residences and office of a builder, who is considered close to former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, in connection with its probe into alleged irregularities in the recruitment in primary schools in the state, an official said. Accompanied by central forces, ED teams raided an office and three flats of …

Calcutta HC issues guidelines for media coverage on West Bengal recruitment scam
1 year, 5 months ago

Calcutta HC issues guidelines for media coverage on West Bengal recruitment scam

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata, October 17 : The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday issued guidelines for media coverage on Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee and other similarly placed suspects in the recruitment scam. ED has also arrested former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee, his alleged aide Arpita Mukherjee, TMC MLA and the ex-president of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education …

ED grills Abhishek for nine hours in Bengal school jobs ‘scam’
1 year, 6 months ago

ED grills Abhishek for nine hours in Bengal school jobs ‘scam’

The Hindu  

Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the investigation into the West Bengal school jobs scam. Earlier in the day, the Trinamool Congress from its official social media handles said that the Bharatiya Janata Party continues to use the ED as a ‘political tool’ to target Abhishek Banerjee. West Bengal Chief …

West Bengal: TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee appears before ED in connection with school jobs scam
1 year, 6 months ago

West Bengal: TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee appears before ED in connection with school jobs scam

India TV News  

In connection with its probe into the alleged school jobs scam in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee appeared before the Enforcement Directorate for questioning on Wednesday. TMC leader questions ED's date of summoning Earlier on Sunday, TMC general secretary Banerjee claimed that the Enforcement Directorate has served a summon on him to appear before it on September 13, …

West Bengal: TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee appears before ED in school jobs scam
1 year, 6 months ago

West Bengal: TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee appears before ED in school jobs scam

India TV News  

Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in connection with alleged school jobs scam in West Bengal. Meanwhile, the TMC leader had on Tuesday filed a supplementary affidavit before the Calcutta High Court, claiming that a fresh summons issued to him by the ED, when his revisional application challenging earlier summons by the agency is …

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 …

SC Refuses To Interfere With CBI, ED Probe Against Abhishek Banerjee In Teacher Recruitment Scam
1 year, 8 months ago

SC Refuses To Interfere With CBI, ED Probe Against Abhishek Banerjee In Teacher Recruitment Scam

ABP News  

New Delhi, Jul 10 The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the CBI and Enforcement Directorate probe against TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee in the alleged West Bengal teacher recruitment scam, saying it cannot stultify the investigation in the case. On May 26, the top court had stayed the imposition of Rs 25 lakh cost on Banerjee by the …

W.B. teacher scam: SC refuses to halt probe against TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee
1 year, 8 months ago

W.B. teacher scam: SC refuses to halt probe against TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on July 10 said it could not intervene in an Enforcement Directorate probe into the alleged role of Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee in the West Bengal teachers’ recruitment scam case. Chandrachud refused to set aside a May 18 order of the Calcutta High Court that Mr. Banerjee should face the investigation and respond to the investigating …

TMC Youth Chief And Actor Saayoni Ghosh Summoned By ED In Bengal Teachers' Recruitment Scam Case
1 year, 8 months ago

TMC Youth Chief And Actor Saayoni Ghosh Summoned By ED In Bengal Teachers' Recruitment Scam Case

ABP News  

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Trinamool Congress youth state president and Bengali actress Saayoni Ghosh in connection with the teachers' recruitment scam case in West Bengal, asking her to appear before the agency on June 30 at CGO Complex, Kolkata. We have evidence about Ghosh's involvement in several dealings with one accused arrested in this scam. Earlier this month, the …

Bengal recruitment scam: Abhishek Banerjee to skip ED summons, says 'busy with panchayat polls'
1 year, 9 months ago

Bengal recruitment scam: Abhishek Banerjee to skip ED summons, says 'busy with panchayat polls'

India Today  

Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday informed the Enforcement Directorate about his inability to appear before the agency on June 13. The probe agency had summoned Abhishek Banerjee for questioning in the teachers' recruitment scam case. In his letter to the financial watchdog, Banerjee cited his preoccupation with the ongoing Jan Sanjog yatra and preparations for upcoming panchayat …

Rs 4L for Sweeper, Rs 5L for Clerk: 'Rate Chart' Blows Lid Off 'Cash for Jobs' Scam in Bengal
1 year, 9 months ago

Rs 4L for Sweeper, Rs 5L for Clerk: 'Rate Chart' Blows Lid Off 'Cash for Jobs' Scam in Bengal

News 18  

Rs 4 lakh for labour, sweeper, peon, ambulance attendant, driver, mason, sanitary assistant, dumper operator; Rs 5 lakh for clerks, teachers, pipeline inspector, assistant cashier; and Rs 6 lakh for sub assistant engineer — this is allegedly the ‘rate chart’ for positions under the group D and group C services across municipalities and municipal corporations in West Bengal, an investigation …

ED arrests Bengal job scam suspect who claimed to be Abhishek Banerjee’s employee
1 year, 9 months ago

ED arrests Bengal job scam suspect who claimed to be Abhishek Banerjee’s employee

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate late on Tuesday arrested a suspect after 11-hour interrogation in Kolkata in connection with an alleged school recruitment scam in West Bengal. An ED official said Sujaykrishna Bhadra, who in March claimed to be working for ruling Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee, is suspected to be linked with transactions of three companies allegedly involved in the laundering …

ED Arrests 'Kalighater Kaku' Sujay Krishna Bhadra In Bengal Teachers' Recruitment 'Scam' Case
1 year, 9 months ago

ED Arrests 'Kalighater Kaku' Sujay Krishna Bhadra In Bengal Teachers' Recruitment 'Scam' Case

ABP News  

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday night arrested Sujay Krishna Bhadra for his alleged involvement in the illegal appointments made in different state-run and aided schools in West Bengal, an official said. Bhadra, popularly known as "Kalighat er Kaku", was arrested following a 12-hour-long grilling by ED officials at the agency's office here in connection with their ongoing investigation into the …

Bengal teachers recruitment scam: Abhishek Banerjee's aide Sujay Krishna Bhadra arrested by ED
1 year, 9 months ago

Bengal teachers recruitment scam: Abhishek Banerjee's aide Sujay Krishna Bhadra arrested by ED

India TV News  

Sujay Krishna Bhadra, also known as "Kalighater Kaku," was taken into custody by the Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday in connection with the "scam" recruitment of teachers in West Bengal. Suvendu Adhikari, the leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, made the following statement in response to the most recent arrest in the recruitment "scam" case: "No one involved …

Partha Chatterjee mastermind of Bengal jobs scam: Close aide Arpita Mukherjee in court
1 year, 9 months ago

Partha Chatterjee mastermind of Bengal jobs scam: Close aide Arpita Mukherjee in court

India Today  

The former education minister of Bengal, Partha Chatterjee, was the mastermind of the teachers’ recruitment scam, his close aide Arpita Mukherjee said in an explosive revelation before the court today. For the first time since the spotlight shifted on her, Arpita Mukherjee accused Partha Chatterjee of being the mastermind of the case. Arpita Mukherjee had no role in the alleged …

Bengal SSC Scam Case: SC To Hear On April 26 Abhishek Banerjee's Plea Seeking No Coercive Action By CBI, ED
1 year, 10 months ago

Bengal SSC Scam Case: SC To Hear On April 26 Abhishek Banerjee's Plea Seeking No Coercive Action By CBI, ED

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on May 26 a plea by senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee against his questioning by the CBI in the school jobs scam case, as reported by the news agency PTI. Banerjee's name cropped up in a complaint filed by Kuntal Ghosh, a local businessman and an accused in the school jobs scam, …

West Bengal job scam case to be heard by Calcutta HC division bench after education board contests verdict
1 year, 10 months ago

West Bengal job scam case to be heard by Calcutta HC division bench after education board contests verdict

India Today  

The West Bengal Board of Primary Education on Monday challenged the Calcutta High Court's verdict in the West Bengal recruitment scam case, that cancelled the appointments of 36,000 high school teachers. The development came two days after the HC bench led by Justice Abhijit Gangopadhay passed an order cancelling the appointments of 36,000 candidates for positions of primary teachers in …

How jailed Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee spends his days
1 year, 10 months ago

How jailed Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee spends his days

India Today  

Former Education Minister of West Bengal, Partha Chatterjee, who was arrested in connection with the alleged Teacher's recruitment scam, is currently in the Presidency jail in Kolkata after being remanded to judicial custody by a special court. According to sources, Partha Chatterjee has been spending his days inside jail reciting the holy scripture Bhagavad Gita, which he has already completed …

'I'm innocent, victim of conspiracy': Jailed ex-Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee on job scam
1 year, 10 months ago

'I'm innocent, victim of conspiracy': Jailed ex-Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee on job scam

India Today  

Jailed former Trinamool Congress leader Partha Chatterjee, arrested in the alleged Bengal teacher recruitment scam, has claimed that he was innocent and victim of a larger conspiracy. Sukanya Bhattacharya also said that Partha Chatterjee raised questions behind the appointment of chairman into education boards. He was associated with a renowned law college in south Kolkata earlier before appointment as the …

Bengal Scam Saga: ED Says Teachers Job Fraud Could be of Rs 500 Cr, Unearths Another Rs 200 Cr Racket
1 year, 10 months ago

Bengal Scam Saga: ED Says Teachers Job Fraud Could be of Rs 500 Cr, Unearths Another Rs 200 Cr Racket

News 18  

Around Rs 250 crore was generated by various accused like former West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee and his close aide Arpita Mukherjee in the primary teachers’ recruitment scam. “The interrogation of Ayan Sil revealed that an amount of Rs 200 crore has been collected from candidates towards giving them illegal appointments in various municipalities of West Bengal,” the ED has …

CBI officials, cops scramble for pieces after ‘unknown’ docs set on fire in WB
1 year, 11 months ago

CBI officials, cops scramble for pieces after ‘unknown’ docs set on fire in WB

Live Mint  

The officials from the Central Bureau of Investigation and Kolkata police scrambled through the remains of unknown documents burned by unidentified persons in the Andul Garia area of Bhandar in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Tuesday. At the top of the list is the teacher recruitment scam in which former minister of the West Bengal government Partha …

CBI raids TMC MLA Jiban Krishna Saha, 6 other locations in Bengal job scam case
1 year, 11 months ago

CBI raids TMC MLA Jiban Krishna Saha, 6 other locations in Bengal job scam case

Hindustan Times  

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday conducted marathon raids at six locations in Bengal in connection with the bribe-for-job scam in the state school education department, including the residence of Trinamool Congress legislator from Burwan Jiban Krishna Saha, officials of the federal agency said. CBI officers also raided a construction site in New Town on the eastern outskirts of …

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 …

Bengal recruitment scam: CBI questions ‘Uncle of Kalighat’ for 3 hours
2 years ago

Bengal recruitment scam: CBI questions ‘Uncle of Kalighat’ for 3 hours

Hindustan Times  

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday questioned Sujoy Krishna Bhadra for around three hours in connection with the multi-crore school recruitment scam in West Bengal. Sujoy Krishna Bhadra has said that he doesn’t how did he become the ‘Uncle of Kalighat’, the neighbourhood of Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. Later, another suspect Gopal Dalapati, …

Bengal teachers' recruitment scam: Sujay Krishna Bhadra questioned by CBI in Kolkata
2 years ago

Bengal teachers' recruitment scam: Sujay Krishna Bhadra questioned by CBI in Kolkata

India Today  

Sujay Krishna Bhadra appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation in Kolkata on Wednesday for his alleged involvement in the West Bengal education scam. The CBI has alleged that huge money collected in connection with the recruitment scam was sent to ‘Kalighat er Kaku’, as Bhadra is popularly known. Bhadra was served a notice by the central investigating agency late …

Third model-actor under CBI scanner in Bengal job scam case
2 years ago

Third model-actor under CBI scanner in Bengal job scam case

Hindustan Times  

A small-time model and actor, Haimanti Ganguly, has come under the scanner of the Central Bureau of Investigation during the ongoing probe into illegal appointment of teachers and non-teaching staff at Bengal’s state-run schools, officials of the federal agency said on Friday. A Bengali movie director, who did not want to be identified, said Haimanti Ganguly, who acted in some …

Leader from north Bengal under CBI scanner in recruitment scam: Officials
2 years, 1 month ago

Leader from north Bengal under CBI scanner in recruitment scam: Officials

Hindustan Times  

The Central Bureau of Investigation is looking into the possible role played by an “influential political leader” from north Bengal in connection with its probe into alleged irregularities in the recruitment of teachers, officials familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. CBI officials familiar with the matter said that during interrogation, Kuntal Ghosh, Trinamool Congress youth wing leader who was …

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 …

When ex-Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee 'accidentally' met aide Arpita in court
2 years, 1 month ago

When ex-Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee 'accidentally' met aide Arpita in court

India Today  

Jailed former West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee and his close aide Arpita Mukherjee 'accidentally' came face-to-face during a court hearing on Tuesday. On Tuesday, Partha Chatterjee's bail petition was up for hearing before Bankshal court in Kolkata. Although there was no plea from Arpita's side to be heard on the day, she appeared along with Partha Chatterjee on the …

Court extends judicial custody of Partha Chatterjee, close aide Arpita Mukherjee
2 years, 2 months ago

Court extends judicial custody of Partha Chatterjee, close aide Arpita Mukherjee

India Today  

Former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee and his close aide Arpita Mukherjee, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case, were on Saturday remanded to further judicial custody by an ED special court. After completing the 14th day of judicial custody, both of them were produced before the court through video conferencing on Saturday. Former education minister Partha …

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