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ED seizes assets worth Rs 163 cr in WBSSC ‘scam’ case

ED seizes assets worth Rs 163 cr in WBSSC ‘scam’ case

The attached assets include Chalankita Resort located at Shyampur in Howrah, Royal Bengal Resort in Sunderbans, Hotel Mili (Rubina) in Digha, Hotel Murti in Jalpaiguri and Bamboo Village Resort in Alipurduar.

The money laundering probe stems from a CBI FIR and charge sheets registered for the alleged ‘illegal appointment of Group ‘C’ and ‘D’ employees by offering appointment to undeserving, unlisted and under-ranked candidates, thus deserving and genuine candidates”.

It is alleged that the appointments were made without maintaining fairness, in a criminal conspiracy by several persons and in disregard of relevant rules, the ED said.

The CBI chargesheets stated that a total of 3,432 (1,125 for Group ‘C’ and 2,307 for Group ‘D’) employees were ‘illegally’ appointed or recommended by the officials of WBSSC in a criminal conspiracy with others.

Roy and former WBSSC advisor Santi Prasad Sinha were arrested by the ED in the assistant teachers ‘scam’-related money laundering case and are currently in judicial custody.