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- Published: July 26, 2022 14:28
New Delhi: Two diaries have been recovered from the residence of Arpita Mukherjee, who was recently arrested in connection with the alleged West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) recruitment scam.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials believe that the black diary seized from the latter’s home is the key to various crucial details regarding the illegal appointments, transfer of cash, and more.
The 40-page black diary and 16-page pocket diary have been recovered from the Diamond City South residence of Mukherjee.
What does the ‘black diary’ contains?
The agency sources reveal that the black diary collected from Arpita’s house consists of certain entries about illegal recruitment of teachers and others against bribes, collection of cash, and other details.
The central agency suspects that the diary entries could help convict Partha Chatterjee, former education minister of West Bengal in the alleged recruitment scam.
For the not known, Arpita Mukherjee is said to be a close aide to Chatterjee.
Case developments till now
Both, Partha Chatterjee and Arpita Mukherjee has been sent to the custody of ED till August 3 Calcutta court, with orders of regular medical check-ups for both in every 48 hours.
The central agency have also been directed by the court to not interrogate Mukherjee between 9 in the night to 6 in the morning.
ED had arrested Partha Chatterjee in connection with the alleged SSC scam in the state on Saturday afternoon. The arrest was followed by multiple raids at various locations in West Bengal, including the raid at Arpita Mukherjee’s residence.
The particular raid had made headlines in pretext of recovery of Rs 21 crore cash, jewellery worth above Rs 1 crore, and nearly 19 smartphones. Several documents related to land and property were also seized by the agency.