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Bengal SSC Rip-off LIVE Updates: Former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee aide Arpita Mukherjee’s driver has mentioned that a number of automobiles below her identify have been lacking for the final three months. Nonetheless, he added that he was accountable for driving her within the Honda Metropolis however was by no means allowed to drive the remaining automobiles.
The driving force, Pranab Bhattacharya, mentioned that Partha Chatterjee used to go to Arpita typically and he had seen the suspended minister coming into her home when he would get off from work. Bhattacharya added that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) additionally questioned him concerning the case.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has begun the method of freezing at the least 5 financial institution accounts of Arpita Mukherjee, the affiliate of arrested West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, the place they’ve discovered at the least Rs 2 crore, a senior official mentioned on Saturday. Different financial institution accounts, linked to a number of “shell corporations” allegedly operated by Mukherjee, are additionally below the ED’s scanner, he mentioned.
“The method of freezing Mukherjee’s 5 financial institution accounts has began. A complete of round Rs 2 crore has been present in these accounts. We suspect these accounts have been used to hold out a number of transactions and additional probe is underway,” the ED official mentioned. He mentioned the company was scanning the financial institution accounts linked to the “shell corporations”, refusing to disclose the amount of cash parked there.
“We now have sought the small print of those accounts from the authorities involved. After going by means of the accounts, we’ll resolve our subsequent plan of action,” he mentioned. The company will proceed grilling Mukherjee to know whether or not she has extra financial institution accounts, the official mentioned.
Chatterjee’s financial institution accounts are additionally being checked, he mentioned. The investigators have additionally began a seek for 4 high-end automobiles belonging to Mukherjee, which have been lacking, he mentioned.
“There have been two automobiles a Mercedes and a Mini Cooper belonging to Mukherjee. These automobiles have been utilized by the minister and his aide Mukherjee for joyrides. Inside these two automobiles, she used to have events,” he mentioned. Chatterjee used to comply with her in one other automobile, and after a degree, he used to get inside her automobile for joyride, the official mentioned.
All of the automobiles have been purchased between 2016 to 2019, he claimed. “One of many high-end automobiles was gifted by Chatterjee. He has additionally helped her in buying most of those high-end automobiles. We now have noticed the Merc,” the investigator mentioned.
The investigators have additionally discovered that Chatterjee has allegedly booked two extra automobiles, for which advance funds have already been made, he mentioned. “These two automobiles have been booked for 2 shell corporations and advance funds have been made. However earlier than they have been delivered, the duo was arrested,” he alleged.
City Improvement Minister Firhad Hakim mentioned the Kolkata Metropolitan Improvement Authority (KMDA) has been requested to look into the alleged unlawful constructing, linked to Chatterjee, within the Kasba space. “I’ve directed the KMDA to test the papers associated to this constructing. In case there’s something unsuitable, we’ll take over the constructing. We now have that energy,” Hakim mentioned.
Chatterjee, who was the schooling minister of the state, was arrested by the ED within the money for college jobs rip-off. Crores of rupees in money have been discovered at flats of his aide, Mukherjee, apart from gold believed to be in kilograms, paperwork of properties and international trade have been recovered by the ED, forcing the TMC to droop him and take away his ministerial portfolios.
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