Santanu Banerjee accepts role in SSC scam: ED Sources

After quizzing arrested TMC leader Santanu Banerjee, Enforcement Directorate (ED) said that he admitted that he used to give recommendation letters for jobs even for his party members. The central agency sources also mentioned that the property of the arrested TMC leader is not matching with income of Banerjee.

“The investigation has also revealed that another arrested TMC leader Kuntal Ghosh had also paid the illegal money collected from the candidates to Santanu Banerjee. The investigation has further revealed that Santanu Banerjee and Kuntal Ghosh were working in cahoots in perpetrating the crime of facilitating the illegal selection and appointment of teachers. A recommendation letter for transfer was also recovered from Santanu’s house,” said the ED sources.

“Santanu used to work in West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) with an annual income of Rs 2 to 6 lakhs. The properties identified so far and purchased in the name of Santanu Banerjee and his family members and entities are not commensurate with the sources of his income. The properties so acquired by Santanu in his name as well as in the name of his family members and entities are nothing but the proceeds of crime acquired as a result of criminal activities relating to the scheduled offenses under PMLA, 2002,” further said the central agency sources.

The ED sources claimed that so far the total seizure and attachment in recruitment scams stands at Rs. 111 Crore. Several properties of Santanu were also found valued at over Rs. 20 crores.