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TMC leader arrested by CBI in Bengal school jobs scam

The CBI, during earlier searches at Ganguly's Behala residence, had seized several bank-related documents pertaining to the case.

The Supreme Court on last Friday had granted conditional bail to Partha Chatterjee in connection with the ED probe into the alleged teacher recruitment scam in the state. (File)

By: PTI

2 min readKolkataNov 27, 2024 11:11 AM IST First published on: Nov 26, 2024 at 10:13 AM IST

The CBI arrested a Trinamool Congress leader, a close aide of former Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, for his alleged involvement in the school jobs scam, an official said.

The TMC leader from Behala, Santu Ganguly, was held on Monday evening after marathon questioning by officers of the central probe agency at its city office here in connection with irregularities in recruitment in state-run primary schools, he said.

“We have evidence of his involvement in the scam. There is proof of his involvement in monetary dealings,” the officer told PTI.

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The CBI, during earlier searches at Ganguly’s Behala residence, had seized several bank-related documents pertaining to the case, he said.