Five months after securing bail, former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee faced fresh scrutiny as Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials raided his Kolkata residence on Saturday in connection with the alleged school recruitment scam. Around 11:45 am, central forces cordoned off Chatterjee’s Naktala home before ED officials entered the premises. ADVERTISEMENTAccording to sources, Chatterjee was summoned by the central agency for further questioning in the cash-for-jobs scam in school recruitment during Chatterjee’s tenure as minister. Chatterjee was arrested on July 23, 2022, along with his associate Arpita Mukherjee for their alleged involvement in the scam. Simultaneously, ED teams also conducted searches at the office of Prasanna Roy, an aide to Chatterjee and a co-accused in the case.

Source: The Telegraph April 11, 2026 06:30 UTC