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Shiv Sahay Singh

ED arrests Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee in job scam

ED Partha Chatterjee West Bengal Arpita Mukherjee Kolkata Trinamool Congress

The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday arrested West Bengal Industries and Commerce Minister and senior Trinamool Congress leader, Partha Chatterjee, in connection with irregularities in recruitment to the West Bengal School Service Commission. Mr. Chattterjee had been the Minister of State Education Department when the alleged irregularities occurred. 

After almost 24 hours of questioning, Mr. Chatterjee was arrested from his resident in south Kolkata on Saturday morning. He was then taken to a government health facility in Joka for medical tests and later produced before a city court, which offered ED custody of the Minister till Monday, July 25.

Mr. Chattterjee is also the secretary-general of Trinamool Congress and holds the portfolio of Parliament Affairs Department. He is the among the most high profile TMC functionary to be arrested by a central agency.

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