Trinamool Congress MLA and former chairperson of West Bengal Board of Primary Education Manik Bhattacharya was on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with School Service Commission recruitment scam.
Mr. Bhattacharya, MLA from Palashipara in Nadia district, was arrested after overnight questioning in the recruitment scam. He was earlier questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) in the recruitment scam. He had approached the Supreme Court seeking protection from arrest.
With the arrest of Mr. Bhattacharya, the number of those arrested by the ED and the CBI in the recruitment scam have increased to six, including former Minister Partha Chatterjee.