New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested State Industries Minister Partha Chatterjee on Saturday (July 23, 2022) morning after steady questioning and questioning. Round 10:30 am on Friday, a workforce of ED went to Naktala’s home for questioning. The investigators interrogated the minister all through the day and night time. He was arrested round 9:30 am on Saturday.
He’s being taken to the CGO advanced and shall be taken to the court docket in the present day itself, the place ED will demand the custody of the minister. On Saturday, the witnesses signed the arrest memo earlier than the arrest. After that, ED investigators took him out of the home. Outdoors the home, Partha’s lawyer informed the media that the state councilor and trade minister has been arrested.
On Saturday, former Schooling Minister (now Industries Minister) Partha Chatterjee appeared at Naktala’s door. Within the morning, he was woken up and interrogated in phases. ED officers stayed on the minister’s home all through the night time. The minister’s home was surrounded by central forces. In keeping with sources, Parth fell ailing throughout steady interrogation. Docs reached his house twice. However even that didn’t cease the question-period.
On the identical time, the ED claimed that round 21 crore in money was discovered from the home of Arpita Mukherjee, a ‘nearer’ of Partha in South Kolkata. The 2 stacks had been full of bundles of 2000 and 500 rupee notes. ED claimed that 20 cellphones had been additionally present in that home. The recovered money continues to be being counted with the assistance of financial institution employees. ED sources imagine that the cash is a part of the bribe taken for unlawful recruitment within the faculty.
ED claims, within the report of the committee headed by former Justice Ranjit Kumar Bagh and within the face of CBI interrogation, Schooling Secretary Manish Jain, stated that every one the appointments had been made on the orders of the previous Schooling Minister. He was the primary controller in recruitment.
In keeping with ED sources, it’s verified by amassing and interrogating paperwork initially. The investigators awoke the minister at 7.30 am on Friday with none summons discover and began questioning him. After reaching Naktala’s home, the investigators ordered the minister’s safety guards and bodyguards to change off their cellphones.
ED sources claimed that the identical order was given to the minister as properly. Parth despatched two attorneys to the home within the afternoon. Nonetheless, in accordance with sources, the investigators didn’t enable them to be current in the course of the interrogation. In keeping with ED sources, at midday, Partha’s household physician accompanied the police and performed a bodily examination in entrance of the investigators. Later, three specialist medical doctors from SSKM additionally visited the minister. After that, the interrogation continued.