The Enforcement Directorate is also conducting searches at several other places in the state in connection with the school jobs scam probe. file. , Photo Credit: PTI
The Enforcement Directorate had on May 20 raided the residence of Sujay Krishna Bhadra, who is believed to be close to top TMC officials. school job scamsaid an official of the central agency.
He said that the behala house of Kalighat er Kaku (Kalighat’s uncle) was raided because he is popular.
The official said the probe agency is also carrying out searches at several other places in the state in connection with the probe in the case.
The search operation was launched on the day TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee to appear before CBI at its Kolkata office as part of the agency’s probe into the school jobs scam.
Mr. Bhadra had appeared before the CBI on March 15 for his alleged involvement in illegal appointments made in various government and government-aided schools in West Bengal.
The Central Bureau of Investigation is probing the criminal aspect of the scam, while the ED is probing the money trail involved in alleged irregularities in recruitment in schools.