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CBI seeks custody of ex-Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee in SSC scam

The CBI on Friday prayed for custody of former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee before the Alipore district court here in connection with its investigation into the SSC recruitment scam. Chatterjee and his alleged close associate Arpita Mukherjee were on July 23 arrested by the Enforcement Directorate, which is probing the money trail in the scam and has seized nearly Rs 50 crore in cash, apart from bullion, jewellery and property deeds from the latter's flats in Kolkata. The former minister, who is at present in judicial remand, was produced before the special CBI court at Alipore district court here on Friday on its direction following a prayer before it by the central agency for Chatterjee's custody in connection with the scam. The judge reserved judgement on the prayers after hearing both the parties. The CBI prayed for 14-day custody of Chatterjee for questioning him in connection with its probe into the SSC teaching and non-teaching staff recruitment scam. Addressing t

School jobs scam: Ex-Bengal minister Partha's judicial remand extended

A special PMLA court here on Wednesday extended the judicial remand of former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee till September 28 on a prayer by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is probing alleged money trail in the school jobs scam. The Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court also extended the judicial remand of Chatterjee's alleged close aide, Arpita Mukherjee, for 14 days. Rejecting a bail prayer of the former minister, Judge Bidyut Baran Roy granted 14 days' judicial remand of Chatterjee and Mukherjee on a prayer by the ED till September 28. Opposing the bail prayer, ED counsel Phiroze Edulji claimed before the court that around Rs 100 crore have so far been recovered in the form of cash and assets of Mukherjee, the alleged associate of the former minister. Produced before the court through the virtual mode from Presidency Correctional Home here, Chatterjee prayed that he be granted bail. His lawyers were present before the judge physically. The judge grant

I-T team raids J'khand hotel to nab 'close aide' of Partha, unsuccessful

An Income Tax Department team conducted a raid at a hotel in Bhandara Park in Hazaribagh district, after getting information about the visit of an alleged close aide of arrested former Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, officials said on Friday. The person, however, reportedly left the hotel hours before the I-T team arrived. The team, which has been camping in Hazaribagh in connection with another case, received an input from the Enforcement Directorate in Kolkata, that the person was in Bhandara Park allegedly to hide unaccounted money, they said. Personnel of the income tax unit then sealed all the entrances of the park, which comprises a multiplex, a hotel and a marriage hall, the officials said. The man in question "is considered close" to Chatterjee, who was recently arrested from Kolkata by the ED in a school jobs scam, they added. A spokesman of the Income Tax Department, who did not wish to be named, said they conducted raids at the hotel on Thursday for around eight hour

Judicial remand of Partha Chatterjee, Arpita Mukherjee extended by 14 days

A special court of ED extended the judicial custody of Partha Chatterjee and Arpita Mukherjee, both tainted in the multi-crore West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) scam, by another 14 days.

Partha Chatterjee's offence doesn't make us all thieves: Trinamool leaders

Referring to that, few Trinamool leaders and ministers named in the PIL called a press conference on Wednesday wherein they issued an appeal not to consider everyone in Trinamool Congress as offenders

ED to send 50 bank accounts linked to Partha, Arpita for forensic audit

The agency officials have contacted all the bank authorities concerned and asked for statement details, following which they will be sent for forensic audit.

SSC scam: Partha Chatterjee, Arpita Mukherjee sent to jail till August 18

Special PMLA court judge Jibon Kumar Sadhu granted 14 days' judicial remand of Chatterjee and Mukherjee on a prayer by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

Partha used his college-day photo while buying property in 2012: Report

Document for the purchase of land jointly by Partha Chatterjee and Arpita Mukherjee in 2012 at Bolpur-Santiniketan in West Bengal's Birbhum district has his college-day picture.

Partha, Arpita to remain in ED custody till Aug 5

Former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee and his aide Arpita Mukherjee were sent to three more days in the custody of the ED by a special court in Kolkata in the SSC scam case.

WBSSC scam case: Partha, Arpita to remain in ED custody till Aug 5

The ED had sought four days of custody for Chatterjee and three days for Mukherjee, from whose apartments crores of rupees in cash and other valuables were recovered last month.

ED searches 2 more flats, shop allegedly linked to Arpita Mukherjee: WB

ED officials probing the multi-crore teacher recruitment scam, on Tuesday conducted search operations at two flats and another shop allegedly linked to Arpita Mukherjee.

Partha Chatterjee 'non-cooperative', not responding to questions: ED

Arrested West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee has been "non-cooperating" with sleuths of the Enforcement Directorate as he has "not replied" to most of their questions.

WBSSC scam: Arpita Mukherjee's driver likely to be questioned by ED

Pranab Bhattacharya, one of the drivers of Arpita Mukherjee who drove her car only when she used to go out of her residence will be questioned by ED officials

Cabinet reshuffle on cards, 4-5 new faces likely to get inducted: Mamata

Rubbishing media reports about the possible dissolution of state cabinet, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that a reshuffle was on the cards, with four to five new faces expected to get inducted in the council of ministers. Banerjee also said that several departments were currently functioning without any dedicated minister, and it wasn't possible for her to shoulder responsibilities of these alone. "We have to reshuffle our Cabinet. But (I) do not have any plan to dissolve the Cabinet and come up with a new one. There are several departments which has no one at the helm. I alone cannot shoulder (the) responsibilities of all these departments," Banerjee told reporters. "We will introduce four to five new faces in the Cabinet. The reshuffle will be carried out on Wednesday," the chief minister added. Departments of Panchayat, Public Health Engineering, Consumer Affairs & Self Help Group are currently looked after by Banerjee. After Partha Chatterjee was ...

'TMC workers involved in scams worried after Mamata dumped Partha': BJP

Earlier West Bengal BJP co-incharge Amit Malviya had asked why West Bengal minister of state for education Paresh Adhikari has not been sacked after an FIR was filed against him.

Will alleged scam in West Bengal impact the Trinamool Congress adversely?

The West Bengal government "relieved" Chatterjee of his duties as minister. Suspension from party posts followed

Remove Partha Chatterjee's name, Singur Andolan chapter from books: BJP

BJP National Secretary Anupam Hazra asked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to remove former Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee's name from the pages of history books of the Madhya Shiksha Parshad.

WBSSC scam: Land at Santiniketan purchased jointly by Partha, Arpita

The close association between Arpita Mukherjee and Partha Chatterjee started much before the latter became Education Minister as is evident from a land purchase deed at Bolpur-Santiniketan in Birbhum

WBSSC scam: ED begins process of freezing accounts of Partha's associate

The ED has begun the process of freezing at least three bank accounts of suspended TMC leader Partha Chatterjee's associate Arpita Mukherjee, where they have found at least Rs 2 crore

SSC scam: Arpita Mukherjee informs ED of Belgharia home's duplicate keys

Arpita Mukherjee, in the West Bengal School Service Commission recruitment scam, informed the ED that her residence at Belgharia had multiple duplicate keys and hence accessed by many