The CBI recovered the money from the premises purchased by Shanti Prasad Sinha, an advisor to the West Bengal Central School Service Commission. , Photo Credit: PTI
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday recovered ₹50 lakh and 1.5 kg of gold in connection with its ongoing probe into the recruitment scam in government and sponsored schools in West Bengal. The money was recovered from the premises purchased by Shanti Prasad Sinha, advisor to the West Bengal Central School Service Commission.
“The said case was registered on the orders of the Hon’ble High Court, Calcutta, against the then Minister-in-Charge, Department of School Education, Government of West Bengal. And others are accused of illegal appointment of assistant teachers of class 11th and 12th. It is further alleged that the then advisor to the West Bengal Kendriya School Service Commission was part of the network which was involved in illegally accommodating ineligible candidates for appointment in SSC scam cases,” the CBI said in the press statement. It is said that the premises from where the CBI seized the cash were allegedly purchased by Mr. Sinha, his wife and another person.
Mr. Sinha was arrested in August 2022 for his alleged involvement in the scam and has been behind bars since then. In July 2022, over ₹50 lakh in cash and jewelery worth several crores were seized from the residence of an aide of former minister Partha Chatterjee. Along with Partha Chatterjee, several officials of the state government and the School Service Commission have been behind bars since this year. His alleged involvement in the scam