Parth-Arpita will be interrogated today: ED will answer questions by sitting both faces to face, there may be a raid on the penthouse of the former minister

Posted on 30th Jul 2022 by rohit kumar

In the West Bengal teacher recruitment scam case, the ED will question and answer former minister Partha Chatterjee and his aide Arpita Mukherjee face-to-face on Saturday. Meanwhile, it has also been revealed that Parth has bought a penthouse and two flats under different names in the society from where Arpita got Rs 22 crore in cash. After the raid, the information about these flats has been removed from the society's app.

 

Anandabazar Patrika quoted people living in the society as saying that there are two flats on the 19th and 20th floors of the house, while the penthouse has been built on the top. Residents told that Parth used to visit this penthouse occasionally.

 

ED preparing to raid 15 locations after getting 50 crores

 

If sources are to be believed, ED is preparing to raid about 15 locations in Diamond City and Birbhum. So far, ED II has recovered about Rs 50 crore in cash in two raids. At the same time, during the interrogation of ED, Arpita confessed that all the money belonged to Parth.

 

For the first time, Parth said - appointments were made on the recommendation of leaders

 

Partha Chatterjee has told the ED that he had made the appointments on the recommendation of several leaders. The investigating agency may further interrogate these leaders as well. In the case found from Arpita's house, ₹ 10 notes were also found, which are used in hawala. It is suspected that all this money was to be sent out through hawala. ED has also started an investigation regarding this.

 

There may also be the entry of CBI and Income Tax Department.

 

Soon after the completion of ED's investigation, the entry of CBI and Income Tax Department can also be done in this case. Income Tax Department can question and answer Partha Chatterjee and Arpita Mukherjee in the case of Benami property. It is also reported that the 4 cars which are missing are yet to be traced. ED officials suspect that money was sent in these cars.

 

2 big statements...

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury - Parth has been replaced as a scapegoat. Parth used to work for the party, so Mamata Banerjee should resign.

 

Partha Chatterjee - I have been implicated in the conspiracy. Time will tell whether my removal was wrong or right. I will not comment on Mamata's decision.

 

Understand in 6 points, what has happened so far in ED's action on Parth-Arpita?

 

July 22: ED team arrived to raid. ED recovered cash of around Rs 22 crore from the house of Arpita, a close aide of Parth.

 

July 23: ED arrests Partha Chatterjee in a money laundering case. The team produced Parth in the PMLA court. Got custody for two days.

 

July 24: The ED challenges the exemption given to Partha Chatterjee on health grounds in the High Court. The High Court sent Parth to custody till August 3. Along with this, instructions were given to conduct a medical examination every 48 hours.

 

July 25: In Kolkata, teacher candidates protest in Dharmatala demanding Parth's resignation. Mamta government minister Firhad Hakim came forward and said that his lawyers are looking into the matter.

 

July 27: ED raids Arpita's second flat. In this raid that lasted for 18 hours, the ED recovered cash of about Rs 28 crore.

 

July 28: Mamata Banerjee convenes a cabinet meeting. After the meeting, Parth was dropped from the cabinet. Parth was also suspended from the party on the same day.

 

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