West Bengal Minister Jyoti Priya Mallick, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on October 27 and was hospitalised after falling unconscious inside a courtroom, was on Monday discharged from the private hospital.
The Minister was escorted by ED officials to the agency’s office at Kolkata’s Central Government Offices (CGO) complex. Hospital authorities said that the Minister has been prescribed medicines and can be treated at the outpatient department (OPD).
The Minister was arrested for his alleged involvement in financial irregularities relating to the Public Distribution System (PDS). Hours after his arrest Mr. Mallick was produced before a city court where he later fell unconscious.