ED attaches Rs 230 crore assets in Bengal teacher job scam

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said it has attached assets worth more than Rs 365 crore till now as part of its two separate money laundering investigations linked to alleged irregularities in the recruitment of teachers for government schools in West Bengal.

The federal agency said it has issued a latest order under the anti-money laundering law to attach over Rs 230 crore of a former adviser of the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) and an alleged middleman in connection with the assistant teachers recruitment 'scam' in the state.

A provisional order has been issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) to attach land parcels and a flat held in the name of former adviser Santi Prasad Sinha and Prasanna Kumar Roy, the "main middleman", who was allegedly involved in the collection of money and details from the candidates.