Bengal School Job Case: Partha Chatterjee's Son-in-Law's 'Confidential Statement' to Be Recorded Today
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Synopsis
Kalyanmoy Bhattacharya, son-in-law of Partha Chatterjee, is set to provide a 'confidential statement' as an approver in the West Bengal cash-for-school-job case. His statement will be documented today, with conditions regarding charge exemptions based on new information.
Key Takeaways
- Confidential statement from Kalyanmoy Bhattacharya.
- Bhattacharya is an approver in a major cash-for-school-job case.
- His statement is being recorded in a Kolkata court.
- Exemption from charges depends on new information.
- Trust named after Chatterjee's late wife is under scrutiny.
Kolkata, Mar 18 (NationPress) The confidential statement from Partha Chatterjee's son-in-law Kalyanmoy Bhattacharya, who has chosen to become an approver in the multi-crore cash-for-school-job scandal in West Bengal, is set to be recorded at a local court in Kolkata this Tuesday.
According to the established schedule, his statement will be documented in the afternoon before the Calcutta Metropolitan Magistrate.
Recently, a special court operating under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMA) in Kolkata sanctioned Bhattacharya's request to turn approver and mandated that his statement be taken before a judicial magistrate.
Consequently, the afternoon of Tuesday has been earmarked for the recording of his statement on the subject. However, the special court's consent for him to become an approver comes with a crucial stipulation.
Bhattacharya, who has been identified as an accused in subsequent charge sheets by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in this matter, in addition to his application to become an approver, has also requested exemption from the charges leveled against him in this case.
The special court of the PMLA in Kolkata, while approving his request to become an approver, noted that Bhattacharya's other request for exemption from charges would only be granted if he provides new information in the confidential statement to be recorded before a judicial magistrate.
Should Bhattacharya fail to disclose new information that could assist the investigation, his request for exemption from charges will be denied and he will remain an accused in the case.
Bhattacharya was part of the trustee board of the Babli Chatterjee Memorial Trust, named in honor of Partha Chatterjee's late wife, who served as the former West Bengal Education Minister and Trinamool Congress Secretary General.
The primary allegation against the trust is that funds received in cash from school-job cases were misrepresented as donations to the trust, which were later utilized to acquire property in the name of the trust.
