There was no official communique about the raids and seizures that were carried out in at least eight locations in various parts of Bengal, including Murshidabad, Cooch Behar and Calcutta, in connection with the CBI investigation into alleged irregularities in recruitment in state-aided schools
The former state education minister was first arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on July 22, 2022 and then by CBI in connection with his alleged involvement in the teachers recruitment scam
Former West Bengal minister Partha Chaterjee said on Monday that he will send a plea to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee seeking a level-playing field in the trial on his alleged involvement in the multi-crore school recruitment case."I want a .
Since his arrest, sources said that there was tremendous internal pressure on the governing body of the institute to replace Chatterjee as the chair of the president of the board of governors. Messages were sent to Chatterjee, who is serving his judicial custody at Presidency Special Correctional Home in south Kolkata, to voluntarily resign from the chair.