Just earlier than the West Bengal Assembly elections, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday arrested former Education Minister Partha Chatterjee Raided the home of. This motion was taken at his residence in Nakatala, South Kolkata.
The ED crew reached Nakatala with heavy central forces on Saturday morning. It is believed that he could also be interrogated once more earlier than the elections in the case of college instructor recruitment rip-off. After getting bail, ED had known as him for questioning a number of occasions, however it’s alleged that he averted showing each time citing sickness.
According to sources, because of this this time the ED crew itself has reached his home in order that he could be interrogated immediately. It is being informed that Partha Chatterjee had already informed the ED that he was in poor health and if wanted, he might be interrogated by way of video name or at house.
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Meanwhile, one other ED crew additionally raided Prasanna Roy’s workplace in New Town. Prasanna Roy is accused as the ‘intermediary’ on this recruitment rip-off. The ED crew reached his workplace at round 11 am on Saturday morning.
Partha Chatterjee was arrested in July 2022 for his alleged position in the a lot-mentioned SSC instructor recruitment rip-off. On the day of his arrest, ED had recovered round Rs 20 crore from the home of his shut aide Arpita Mukherjee. Arpita Mukherjee was additionally arrested in the similar case, though she received bail in 2024.
In September 2025, Calcutta High Court granted bail to Partha Chatterjee. However, as a consequence of the directions of the Supreme Court, his launch couldn’t occur instantly. The Supreme Court had stated that the witnesses ought to be launched solely after the trial court docket completes its investigation. After this, he was launched from judicial custody on 11 November.
At the similar time, Samudra Bose, son of Minister of State and TMC chief Sujit Bose, additionally appeared earlier than the ED on this case. He appeared for questioning at the CGO Complex in Salt Lake. ED’s motion concerning the recruitment rip-off is constant and earlier than the elections, this matter has created a stir in the political circles.
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