New Delhi, December 12
Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Kolkata has arrested Prasanna Kumar Roy, the middleman and Chandan Mondal, his main agent in the case of Group ‘C’ and ‘D’ posts recruitment scam in the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) in the state of West Bengal.
ED initiated investigation on the basis of two FIRs registered by the CBI under various sections of IPC, 1860 and Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 in the matter of illegal appointment of Group ‘C’ and Group ‘D’ Posts in the Government School of West Bengal for offering appointment to the undeserving, non-listed and below ranked candidates and depriving the deserving and genuine candidates and without maintaining fairness, in criminal conspiracy with each other by flouting the relevant rules.
The CBI chargesheets revealed that total 3432 (1125 Group ‘C’ + 2307 Group ‘D’) candidates were appointed/recommended illegally for Group ‘C’ and ‘D’ Posts by the officials of WBCSSC in criminal conspiracy with others.
The agency had earlier also provisionally attached immovable properties worth Rs. 163.20 Crore (being land parcels, Hotels and flats) held in the name of Prasanna Kumar Roy, his family members and his company Durga Dealcom Private Limited.
In the the Assistant Teacher recruitment Scam in the state of West Bengal, immovable properties worth Rs.230.60 crore held by Prasanna Kumar Roy, his family members and companies/LLPs controlled and operated by him and others, have also been attached. The total attachment in this case till date stands at Rs. 393.80 crore.
