Mountain of cash found, minister, his aide arrested: Trinamool cornered in Bengal
India Today
Partha Chatterjee was remanded to two-day ED custody after he was arrested in connection with an alleged school jobs scam case. Meanwhile, the TMC has distanced itself from the Rs 21 crore cash recovered by ED during raids conducted in Bengal in connection with the case.
Senior Trinamool Congress leader Partha Chatterjee was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on Saturday, July 23, in connection with its probe into the alleged school jobs scam in West Bengal. As the BJP targeted the Trinamool Congress over the Bengal minister’s arrest, the ruling party accused the Opposition of indulging in “cheap politics”.
The arrest of Partha Chatterjee followed after Rs 21 crore in cash was recovered from the Kolkata home of Arpita Mukherjee, close aide of the Bengal minister. Arpita Mukherjee was also arrested by the agency on Saturday. Some foreign currencies and jewellery were also seized from her high-end apartment in the city's Joka area, as per ED officials.
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Here are the top developments in the story:
1) On Friday, the ED carried out simultaneous raids at the houses of around a dozen people, including Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee and Paresh Adhikary, in connection with its investigation into the recruitment scam. Partha Chatterjee was arrested by the ED on Saturday.
2) West Bengal Industry and Commerce Minister Partha Chatterjee was later produced before a judge in the Bankshall court in Kolkata and sent to the ED custody for two days. However, the TMC leader was hospitalised in the evening after he complained of uneasiness. Partha Chatterjee, who has several health issues, was admitted to the ICCU of the state-run SSKM Hospital.
3) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Arpita Mukherjee, a close associate of Partha Chatterjee, on Saturday, a day after unaccounted cash worth Rs 21 crore was unearthed from her flat in Kolkata. Some foreign currencies and jewellery were also seized from her high-end apartment in the city's Joka area, as per ED officials.
