Education Secretary Appears Before CBI In Bengal School Jobs Scam

The Education Secretary of West Bengal, Manish Jain, was summoned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) once again on Thursday.

By Jitendra Jangid Jun 16, 2023, 14:12 IST

West Bengal Education Secretary Manish Jain on Thursday appeared before the CBI sleuths at the agency’s Kolkata office in connection with its investigation into the alleged irregularities in recruitment at state government-aided schools. Jain was questioned about the documents related to the recruitment, which have his signatures, a senior officer of the central agency said. ”He was cross-checked with the versions given by arrested former state education minister Partha Chatterjee as well as other accused persons. His statements have been recorded,” the CBI officer said. Thursday was Jain’s second appearance before the CBI in the same case. The bureaucrat was summoned and questioned for more than five hours during his last appearance at the CBI office last year.

The Education Secretary of West Bengal, Manish Jain, was summoned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) once again on Thursday. He presented himself before the CBI officials at their Kolkata office as part of the ongoing investigation into alleged irregularities in recruitment at state government-aided schools. During the questioning, the CBI officer stated that Jain was asked about recruitment-related documents bearing his signatures.

The officer further mentioned that Jain's statements were cross-checked with the testimonies provided by the former state education minister, Partha Chatterjee, and other individuals accused in the case. The CBI officer confirmed that Jain's statements have been duly recorded. This marked Jain's second appearance before the CBI in relation to this case. In his previous appearance at the CBI office last year, Jain was summoned and questioned for over five hours.

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