Around Rs 15 crore money discovered once more from one other flat of arrested WB minister’s aide
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KOLKATA: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday once more discovered a considerable amount of money in one other flat of Arpita Mukherjee, thought-about an in depth affiliate of West Bengal Industry Minister Partha Chatterjee who was arrested in reference to the college recruitment rip-off, an official mentioned.
Huge amount of money was recovered from the residence of Mukherjee, at Belgharia Town Club. “Around Rs 15 crore was counted so far, further recovery of money is expected,” ANI quoted officers as saying.
The central company additionally arrested Mukherjee on July 23, a day after unearthing unaccounted money price over Rs 21 crore from her flat in south Kolkata. This time, the money was present in one other residence owned by her at Belgharia within the northern fringes of town.
ED sleuths needed to break open a door to get into two flats in Belghoria’s Rathtala locality because the keys to open them couldn’t be noticed, the official mentioned.
“We have found a good amount of money from one of the flats in a housing complex. We have brought three note counting machines to know the exact amount,” he advised PTI when contacted. Several “vital” paperwork had been additionally discovered within the flats throughout a search.
#WATCH | Cash counting machines dropped at the residence of Arpita Mukherjee, an in depth aide of West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee, situated at Belgharia Town Club.
After a search operation, ED recovered an enormous sum of cash from her residence. pic.twitter.com/Gf3Vt9NPdb
— ANI (@ANI) July 27, 2022
During questioning, Mukherjee knowledgeable the ED about her properties in and round Kolkata. Since Wednesday morning, the company has been conducting raids at these properties.
Similarly, the ED officers sealed one of many two flats of Arpita Mukherjee in Belghoria.
#WATCH | One of the two flats of Arpita Mukherjee, an in depth aide of WB Min Partha Chatterjee, in Belghoria sealed by ED.
A discover pasted there mentions a due upkeep quantity of Rs 11,819 towards her identify; Rs 20 Cr earlier & Rs 15 Crores at present had been recovered from her residence. pic.twitter.com/5EBNyvntZc
— ANI (@ANI) July 27, 2022
A discover was pasted stating there was a due upkeep quantity of Rs 11,819 towards Arpita Mukherjee’s identify.
Asked concerning the questioning of the minister and Mukherjee, the official mentioned that although she has been “cooperative throughout”, Chatterjee was not.
The CBI, as directed by the Calcutta High Court, is trying into the alleged irregularities dedicated within the recruitment of Group-C and D employees in addition to academics in government-sponsored and aided colleges on suggestions of the West Bengal School Service Commission.
The ED is monitoring the cash path within the rip-off. Chatterjee was the schooling minister when the alleged irregularities came about.
(With inputs from companies)
KOLKATA: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday once more discovered a considerable amount of money in one other flat of Arpita Mukherjee, thought-about an in depth affiliate of West Bengal Industry Minister Partha Chatterjee who was arrested in reference to the college recruitment rip-off, an official mentioned.
Huge amount of money was recovered from the residence of Mukherjee, at Belgharia Town Club. “Around Rs 15 crore was counted so far, further recovery of money is expected,” ANI quoted officers as saying.
The central company additionally arrested Mukherjee on July 23, a day after unearthing unaccounted money price over Rs 21 crore from her flat in south Kolkata. This time, the money was present in one other residence owned by her at Belgharia within the northern fringes of town.
ED sleuths needed to break open a door to get into two flats in Belghoria’s Rathtala locality because the keys to open them couldn’t be noticed, the official mentioned.
“We have found a good amount of money from one of the flats in a housing complex. We have brought three note counting machines to know the exact amount,” he advised PTI when contacted. Several “vital” paperwork had been additionally discovered within the flats throughout a search.
#WATCH | Cash counting machines dropped at the residence of Arpita Mukherjee, an in depth aide of West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee, situated at Belgharia Town Club.
After a search operation, ED recovered an enormous sum of cash from her residence. pic.twitter.com/Gf3Vt9NPdb
— ANI (@ANI) July 27, 2022
During questioning, Mukherjee knowledgeable the ED about her properties in and round Kolkata. Since Wednesday morning, the company has been conducting raids at these properties.
Similarly, the ED officers sealed one of many two flats of Arpita Mukherjee in Belghoria.
#WATCH | One of the two flats of Arpita Mukherjee, an in depth aide of WB Min Partha Chatterjee, in Belghoria sealed by ED.
A discover pasted there mentions a due upkeep quantity of Rs 11,819 towards her identify; Rs 20 Cr earlier & Rs 15 Crores at present had been recovered from her residence. pic.twitter.com/5EBNyvntZc
— ANI (@ANI) July 27, 2022
A discover was pasted stating there was a due upkeep quantity of Rs 11,819 towards Arpita Mukherjee’s identify.
Asked concerning the questioning of the minister and Mukherjee, the official mentioned that although she has been “cooperative throughout”, Chatterjee was not.
The CBI, as directed by the Calcutta High Court, is trying into the alleged irregularities dedicated within the recruitment of Group-C and D employees in addition to academics in government-sponsored and aided colleges on suggestions of the West Bengal School Service Commission.
The ED is monitoring the cash path within the rip-off. Chatterjee was the schooling minister when the alleged irregularities came about.
(With inputs from companies)
