ED Raids on TMC MLA Jiban Krishna Saha for Recruitment Scam

Kolkata, Aug 25 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches on Monday targeting Jiban Krishna Saha, a Trinamool Congress MLA, along with some of his relatives, in connection with an investigation into alleged irregularities in the recruitment of teachers and staff in schools, according to official sources. The searches are being carried out under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against Saha, who is the legislator from the Burwan Assembly segment in Murshidabad district.

Saha was previously arrested by the CBI in 2023 for purported links to the same "scam" and was subsequently released. In addition to Saha, searches are being conducted at the homes of some of his relatives and associates. The ED's money laundering probe is based on an FIR registered by the CBI, which was ordered by the Calcutta High Court to investigate alleged irregularities in the hiring process for group 'C' and 'D' staff, assistant teachers for Classes 9 to 12, and primary teachers.

Earlier arrests in this case by the ED include former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee, his alleged associate Arpita Mukherjee, TMC MLA, and former president of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education, Manik Bhattacharya, among others. Chatterjee faced suspension from the TMC following his arrest by the ED. The ED has submitted a total of four charge sheets in this case to date.

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