New Delhi, January 4
Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Kolkata has provisionally attached properties worth Rs. 46.13 lakhs in the Group ‘C’ & ‘D’ Staff Recruitment Scam in state of West Bengal, held in the name of Chandan Mondal and his wife.
ED initiated investigation on the basis of two FIRs registered by the CBI under various sections IPC, 1860 and Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 in the matter of alleged illegal appointment of Group ‘C’ and ‘D’ employees for offering appointment to the undeserving, non-listed and below ranked candidates and depriving the deserving and genuine candidates.
The allegation includes appointment without maintaining fairness, in criminal conspiracy by various persons and by flouting the relevant Rules. The CBI chargesheets revealed that a total of 3432 (1125 for Group ‘C’ and 2307 for Group ‘D’) employees were appointed/recommended illegally for the post of Group ‘C’ & ‘D’ Staff by the officials of WBCSSC in criminal conspiracy with others. Chandan Mondal was one of the agents of Prasanna Kumar Roy who had collected details from candidates as well as crores of rupees from them which he handed over/transferred to Prasanna Kumar Roy.
ED has earlier attached properties worth Rs. 163.20 Crore in this case of Group C & D posts Recruitment Scam in state of West Bengal and arrested Prasanna Kumar Roy (the main middleman involved in the alleged collection of money and details from candidates) and Chandan Mondal [main agent of Prasanna Kumar Roy) and both are presently in judicial custody.
The total attachment in the case of Group C & D posts Recruitment Scam in state of West Bengal stands at Rs. 163.66 crores, officials added.
