Former West Bengal minister Shyamaprasad Mukherjee was arrested on Sunday, August 22 for misappropriating around Rs 10 crore, an official was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
According to reports, the former Trinamool Congress MLA from Bishnupur was arrested after probing allegations of financial irregularities related to e-tendering, when he was the president of the local civic body in 2020, the police official said. he said.
“Allegations of financial irregularities of Rs 9.91 crore were investigated by the SDPO, Bishnupur. Mukherjee was arrested after he failed to give satisfactory answers to the questions.
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