The Calcutta High Court on Thursday provided relief to TMC MLA Manik Bhattacharya, granting him bail following his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the multi-crore teacher recruitment scam in West Bengal.
Justice Suvra Ghosh ruled that Bhattacharya must submit his passport to a lower court and obtain permission from the investigating officer before leaving the area. Bhattacharya, representing Palashipara in Nadia district, was detained by the ED in 2022 for irregularities in the state’s teacher recruitment process. He previously served as the chairman of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education.
The Central Bureau of Investigation is also actively investigating the teacher recruitment scandal.
