School jobs scam: Partha Chatterjee reaches Kolkata after AIIMS doctor says minister's health stable

NEW DELHI: West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, who was taken to AIIMS Bhubaneswar by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday as per the Calcutta high court's direction, has been brought back to Kolkata.
Partha is currently at the Central Government Office (CGO) complex as ED custody was ordered for him till August 3. The former education minister of Bengal and his aide Arpita Mukherjee were on Monday sent to ED custody in connection with the alleged School Service Commission (SSC) scam in West Bengal.

The minister took a 5.20am flight from Bhubaneswar after being discharged from AIIMS Bhuwneshwar and reached Kolkata airport at 6.34am .
"Partha Chatterjee's health is stable. Medical reports have come, and it's fine. A thorough examination of him was done. Though he had some problems, he didn't need to be admitted to the hospital, he's being monitored closely," said Dr Tushar Kanti Patra, SSKM Hospital in Kolkata.
Partha was arrested by the ED over his alleged involvement in the school jobs scam on Saturday.

The Calcutta court on Monday gave orders to conduct medical check-ups of both the arrested accused after every 48 hours. It also gave orders to the ED to not interrogate Arpita between 9pm to 6am.
The ED unearthed many disproportionate assets of Partha Chatterjee since his arrest, of which were three flats in West Bengal's Diamond City.

The arrest of Partha Chatterjee followed Rs 21 crore in cash and jewellery worth above Rs 1 crore being recovered from the Kolkata residence of Arpita Mukherjee, a close aide of the former education minister.
On Monday, the director of AIIMS Bhubaneswar said though Chatterjee is suffering from several chronic illnesses, hospitalisation is not required at this moment. After the check-up, the reports were handed over to the Investigating Officer (IO) of the Enforcement Directorate, Chatterjee's lawyer and the concerned doctor from SSKM Hospital as directed by the Calcutta high court.

The former education minister was taken to the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport in an ambulance. A green corridor was arranged for obstruction-free movement of the convoy.
The Enforcement Directorate on July 23 recovered Rs 20 crore in cash from the house of an associate of West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee. The ED raided Arpita Mukerjee's house in connection with an alleged teacher recruitment scam in West Bengal. "The said amount is suspected to be proceeds of crime of the said SSC scam," the probe agency had said in a statement.
-With agency inputs