Job scam: Court asks mantri to surrender on Sept 12 | Kolkata News

Kolkata: A special PMLA court on Wednesday directed state minister Chandranath Sinha to surrender in court on Sept 12, in connection with the teacher recruitment scam. Charges against the minister are likely to be framed on the same date. It also asked ED to issue a summons to Sinha within the next 15 days.The ED supplementary charge sheet filed against Sinha mentioned two bank accounts in Bolpur belonging to him, and transactions worth around Rs 15 crore. Investigators have reasons to believe that the amount might be linked to the recruitment scam, especially after Sinha’s name was found in the diary of another accused, Kuntal Ghosh. ED sources said that an amount was written beside his name.The ED earlier conducted multiple raids at his residence, during which approximately Rs 41 lakh was seized.“The court has issued notice today, and the charges are likely to be framed on the next date. The copy of the charge sheet will also be handed over to him on the same day,” said a lawyer of Sinha.