PARTHA CHATTERJEE SSC RECRUITMENT SCAM
SC adjourns hearing on TMC leader Partha Chatterjee's bail plea in cash-for-jobs money laundering case
The Supreme Court adjourns TMC leader Partha Chatterjee's bail plea hearing in the cash-for-jobs scam citing a review of custody files. Chatterjee has been in jail for 2.5 years. The ED opposes bail, highlighting the serious charges and ongoing investigation with significant monetary recoveries.
Bengal school jobs scam accused Arpita Mukherjee granted bail by special PMLA court
Arpita Mukherjee, a prime accused in the case was granted five-day parole following the death of her mother last Thursday. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had arrested Mukherjee, who was a close associate of former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee, who still in judicial custody. The duo were arrested on the same day on July 23, 2022. Since her arrest, Arpita had been serving judicial custody like her mentor Partha Chatterjee.
Calcutta HC undecided on granting bail to Partha Chatterjee, four others in SSC recruitment scam case
A Calcutta High Court division bench delivered a split verdict on bail pleas from former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee and four others in the SSC recruitment scam case. Justice Arijit Bandyopadhyay favored granting bail to all nine accused, while Justice Apurba Sinha Roy opposed bail for Chatterjee and four ex-education department officials.
If Partha can be arrested in school jobs scam, why not Pradhan in NEET case: TMC's Abhishek Banerjee
Abhishek Banerjee, a senior TMC leader, criticized the arrest of former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee in a school recruitment scam, questioning why Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan hasn't been arrested for NEET irregularities. Speaking at a TMC rally in Kolkata, Banerjee accused the BJP of relying on central agencies and money power for electoral victories, noting that despite such tactics, the BJP performed poorly in West Bengal's recent Lok Sabha elections.
West Bengal school jobs row: SC grants last chance to file responses to pleas challenging HC order
The Supreme Court has given a final opportunity to file responses to pleas against a Calcutta High Court order invalidating the appointment of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff in West Bengal. The court will hear the case in three weeks, and has appointed four lawyers as nodal counsel for the proceedings.
TMC was aware of school jobs scam before 2021 assembly polls: Kunal Ghosh
After his removal from the post of the TMC's West Bengal general secretary, Kunal Ghosh claimed that the party was aware of the school recruitment scam even before the 2021 assembly polls. The damaging statement from Ghosh, considered close to TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, came amidst the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, as the SSC scam has escalated into a significant issue in the polls.
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School recruitment scams: CBI grills former Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee's aide
??Partha Chatterjee's close aide Santu Ganguly, who was allegedly working as an "agent" to recruit people, was summoned by the agency to provide insights into the scams, official added.
West Bengal SSC recruitment scam: HC declares 24,000 jobs null and void, orders fresh recruitment
The Calcutta High Court declared the selection process of State Level Selection Test-2016 (SLST) in West Bengal government-sponsored and aided schools null and void, resulting in the cancellation of approximately 24,000 jobs. A division bench directed the CBI to conduct further investigation into the appointment process and submit a report within three months.
Arrested by ED, TMC Minister Jyotipriya Mallick admitted to hospital; condition 'stable'
As per the medical bulletin of the arrested Bengal minister, released by the private hospital, Mallick was brought to the emergency department of the hospital around 7.05 pm with complaints of dizziness, nausea, vomiting and weakness of the left arm. "The patient was evaluated by the Emergency physician and a team of consultants consisting of Internal Medicine, Neurology, Cardiology and Nephrology," the hospital said.
Bengal Guv sanctions prosecution of Partha Chatterjee in school jobs scam
Partha Chatterjee and his aide Arpita Mukherjee were arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in July last year in connection with the recruitment scam in government and government-aided schools in the state.
WB school teachers' recruitment 'scam': ED attaches assets of expelled TMC functionaries
Assets worth more than Rs 15 crore of expelled TMC youth wing leaders Kuntal Ghosh and Santanu Banerjee and another person have been attached in connection with a money laundering probe into the alleged West Bengal school teachers' recruitment scam, the ED said on Friday. The attached properties are in the form of bank accounts, shares, mutual funds, residential flats and land, the agency said in a statement.
Saayoni Ghosh appears before ED official in school job scam probe
Saayoni Ghosh, the state president of the Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) in Kolkata, appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with its investigation into a school recruitment scam. She stated that she would cooperate with the ED officials. The ED is expected to ask her for details about her properties, transactions, IT returns, bank accounts, and investments.
WBSSC Teachers recruitment scam: Trinamool MLA Jiban Krishna Saha arrested by CBI
Known to be a close aide of Anubrata Mondal, Saha is the third MLA to be arrested in connection with the scam after the arrest of former Education Minister & Behala Paschim MLA Partha Chatterjee and Palashipara MLA Manik Bhattacharya. Saha has been remanded to four-day CBI custody.
Partha Chatterjee names Suvendu Adhikari,Dilip Ghosh and Sujan Chakraborty for seeking recruitment favours
Chatterjee and her close aide Arpita Mukherjee were arrested in connection with the WBSSC recruitment scam and are in jail custody. Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) state president Sukanta Majumdar wrote a letter to the Centre seeking a central probe into illegal recruitments in 60 Municipalities as revealed by ED during a probe of WBSSC recruitment.
Trinamool leader Kuntal Ghosh arrested in connection with WBSSC recruitment scam
The ED on Saturday produced Trinamool Congress Kuntal Ghosh in a local court in connection with the teacher recruitment scam in the state and ED has sought custody, sources said. Ghosh, during his court production, claimed that he had been framed. Ghosh was arrested following his non-cooperation with the interrogation by the agency.
CBI files chargesheet against 12 in Bengal teacher recruitment scam
"It was found that the accused, including public servants and private persons, entered into conspiracy with one another in order to extend to unqualified candidates undue appointments to the post of assistant teacher for Classes IX and X in secondary and higher secondary schools in West Bengal in 2016, after the expiry of that year's panel," a CBI official said.
ED arrests TMC MLA Manik Bhattacharya in West Bengal SSC recruitment scam
??Bhattacharya was produced in a special PMLA court in Kolkata after a medical check up at central government-run Joka ESI Hospital today. Bhattacharya was remanded in 14-day ED custody by the court.
ED arrests TMC MLA Manik Bhattacharya in teachers' recruitment scam
Earlier, the Supreme Court granted Bhattacharya "protection" from being arrested by the CBI, which is also investigating the case. The ED is tracking the money trail in the scam, while the CBI is looking into the alleged irregularities committed in the recruitment.
School job scam: CBI court extends judicial custody of former minister Partha Chatterjee, ex-officials till Oct 19
The court also sent former West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) president Kalyanmoy Ganguly, ex-secretary of West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) Ashok Saha, and the former adviser to SSC, S P Sinha, to judicial custody till October 19 on a prayer by the CBI, which is investigating the scam as per an order of the Calcutta High Court.
Bengal teachers' recruitment scam: Big lessons from a 'scam' full of names
Arrests have been made and several heads rolled like that of former Trinamool minister Partha Chatterjee, his close aide Arpita Mukherjee, Trinamool MLA Manik Bhattacharya and even the teachers' appointment panel members and senior officers of the education department.
When will TMC govt wake up from Kumbhakarna-like sleep: Pradhan on school job scam
"There is corruption in the education system, which has come to the forefront. When will the state government wake up from its Khumbakarna-like sleep to offer justice to the candidates who have been agitating for a long time," Pradhan told reporters after visiting Dakshineswar temple here.
Recruitment scam: Ex-Bengal state board chief appears before CBI court
Kalyanmoy Ganguly, a former president of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE), before a special court of the agency in connection with the Group-C recruitment scam in government schools.
Bengal SSC Scam: Partha doesn't want to resign as MLA, claims counsel
Chatterjee also reportedly met another of his counsels, Sukanya Bhattacharya, on Saturday at the Presidential Correction Home, where he is currently lodged. Chatterjee has been allowed a bed in his cell due to his medical conditions, prison sources said.
SSC recruitment scam: ED brings Bengal Minister, aide face to face during questioning
After interrogating Chatterjee and Mukherjee for 10 days, the ED is now questioning them both together to trace the source of the huge amounts of cash and gold found by the agency. The duo, who was in ED's custody for two days, will be produced in court on Friday.
I am a victim of conspiracy: Ousted TMC leader Partha Chatterjee
The 69-year-old leader, who is in the custody of Enforcement Directorate, was taken to ESI hospital at Joka on the southern outskirts of the city for a medical-check up during the day. As he deboarded a vehicle and was approached by reporters, Chatterjee said he was just a ¡°victim of a conspiracy¡±.
SSC scam news: Partha Chatterjee removed from West Bengal cabinet
"Partha Chatterjee, accused in West Bengal SSC recruitment scam, relieved of his duties as Minister in Charge of his Departments with effect from 28th July," tweeted news agency ANI citing the West Bengal government.
West Bengal: Partha Chatterjee sacked as minister; suspended from Trinamool
Announcing the decision after the Cabinet meeting on Thursday, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said: "Chatterjee's departments will be under me from now."
After medical clearance, Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee sent to 10-day ED custody
Earlier in the day, a four-member medical team at AIIMS, which examined the arrested Trinamool Congress leader on Monday, stated that there is no need for him to be admitted to hospital.
Here's how ED unearthed SSC Recruitment scam in West Bengal
What is most interesting is how Mukherjee came under ED scanner and several crores, found wrapped in government¡¯s WBSSC envelopes in Mukherjee's apartment, along with gold worth Rs 50 lakhs and foreign currencies close to Rs 58 lakh was also seized from her house, ED sources said.
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