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ED Alleges Bengal School Jobs Sold Under Rate Card
The Enforcement Directorate has filed another legal document about an alleged school-job scam in West Bengal.
The document is called a supplementary chargesheet.
It names Partha Chatterjee, Arpita Mukherjee, Kuntal Ghosh and other people.
The agency says some school jobs were allegedly sold for money.
It says the prices ranged from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh.
Group-C jobs were allegedly priced at Rs 15 lakh to Rs 16 lakh.
Group-D jobs were allegedly priced at Rs 10 lakh to Rs 12 lakh.
The case is being handled under a law against hiding or laundering illegal money.
The Enforcement Directorate filed a supplementary chargesheet in the West Bengal school recruitment case.
The complaint names TMC leader and former education minister Partha Chatterjee, Arpita Mukherjee, Kuntal Ghosh and others.
The chargesheet was filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act before a special court in Kolkata.
The ED alleges that job prices were fixed between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 20 lakh per post.
It alleges Group-C jobs cost Rs 15 lakh to Rs 16 lakh and Group-D jobs Rs 10 lakh to Rs 12 lakh.
- Who
- The Enforcement Directorate named Partha Chatterjee, Arpita Mukherjee, Kuntal Ghosh and several others in the chargesheet.
- What
- The ED filed a supplementary chargesheet alleging a system for selling West Bengal school recruitment posts.
- Where
- The complaint was filed before a special court in Kolkata in connection with the West Bengal School Service Commission case.
- When
- The chargesheet continues an earlier complaint filed in January 2025.
- Why
- The ED alleges that job rates were fixed and money was collected from undeserving candidates.
Key facts
- Investigating agency
- Enforcement Directorate
- Legal framework
- Prevention of Money Laundering Act
- Case
- West Bengal School Service Commission recruitment case
- Chargesheet type
- Supplementary prosecution complaint
- Alleged price range
- Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh per post
- Group-C alleged price
- Rs 15 lakh to Rs 16 lakh
- Group-D alleged price
- Rs 10 lakh to Rs 12 lakh
- Earlier chargesheet
- Filed in January 2025
Sources
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