SSC Scam probe: Rs.20 cr cash recovered by ED from house of Partha Chatterjee’s close aide

July 22: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday is carrying out search operations at various premises linked to recruitment scam in the West Bengal School Service Commission and West Bengal Primary Education Board

During the course of searches, the ED has recovered huge cash amounting to approximately Rs 20 crores from the residential premises of Arpita Mukherjee, who is a close associate of Partha Chatterjee (former West Bengal Education Minister). Partha Chatterjee is at present the Industry Minister in the Mamata Banerjee led government in West Bengal.

A total of 13 teams of the ED with 90 officials have conducted parallel raids in 14 places in different parts of the state, starting Friday early morning. The search team is taking the assistance of bank officials for the counting of cash through cash counting machines.

A total of more than 20 mobile phones have also been recovered from the premises of Arpita Mukherjee, the purpose and use of which is being ascertained. A number of other incriminating documents, records, details of dubious companies, electronic devices, foreign currency and gold has also been recovered from the various premises of the persons linked to the scam” read the ED statement.