Ajit Karn
Monday, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) apprehended Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Jiban Krishna Saha in connection with the West Bengal teacher recruitment scam, according to sources within the agency.
Saha is a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly for the Burwan Constituency.
His detention occurred at his Burwan, Murshidabad district, residence.
During the CBI search on Sunday evening, the TMC MLA’s mobile phone was fished out of a pond next to his residence. After removing all water from the reservoir, the agency retrieved the phone.
In its ongoing investigation into the alleged West Bengal teacher recruitment scam, the CBI conducted investigations at six locations, including Saha’s office, on April 14.
The CBI conducted inspections at the Birbhum, Murshidabad, and Kolkata locations of Saha.
The case was filed at the direction of the Calcutta High Court.
In the recruitment process for the first West Bengal State Level Selection Test (SLST) 2016 for classes 9 and 10, it was alleged that the accused acted as a conduit to collect money from applicants by promising them positions as teachers in the education department.
Several incriminating documents, including those pertaining to the recruitment of primary and secondary school teachers, as well as documents containing a list of candidates and amounts mentioned against them, were recovered during the investigations.
After detailed interrogation by CBI officials, he was arrested.
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After Partha Chatterjee and Manik Bhattacharya, Saha is the third TMC legislator to be detained by the CBI as part of its investigation into the matter.
