Bengal teacher recruitment scam for which Partha Chatterjee has been arrested | Explained
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West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee was arrested by the ED on Saturday over his alleged involvement in the teacher recruitment scam. India Today explains what the alleged scam is about.
West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Kolkata on Saturday over his alleged involvement in the teacher recruitment scam.
Chatterjee, who was the state education minister when the scam allegedly took place, was arrested after around 26 hours of grilling in connection with the probe. He has been charged under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering (PMLA) Act.
After raids at multiple locations on Friday, the ED said that it had recovered about Rs 20 crore from Arpita Mukherjee, a close associate of TMC heavyweight Partha Chatterjee.
“During the course of searches, the ED has recovered huge cash amounting to approximately Rs 20 crore from the residential premises of Arpita Mukherjee, who is a close associate of Shri Partha Chatterjee. The said amount is suspected to be proceeds of crime of the SSC Scam,” an ED statement said.
(With inputs from Agencies)
