School Job Case: Partha Chatterjee’s Son-In-Law Turns 'Approver’

Kolkata: A special court in Kolkata has approved the application from Kalyanmoy Bhattacharya, the son-in-law of former West Bengal Education Minister and Trinamool Congress Secretary General Partha Chatterjee, to turn into an “approver” in the multi-crore school job case in West Bengal.

Sources aware of the development said Bhattacharya, who is also named as an accused in subsequent charge sheets filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the school job case, had recently submitted an application at a special court of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Kolkata expressing a desire to turn “approver” in the case.

Sources added that the special court approval has finally come and as per the order of the court, a “confidential statement” given by Bhattacharya to a judicial magistrate will be recorded now.

Bhattacharya was a member of a trust, Babli Chatterjee Memorial Trust named after the deceased wife of Partha Chatterjee, which was reportedly used to divert ill-gotten proceeds in the school job case. The trust has been named as an “accused entity” in subsequent charge sheets filed by ED in the matter.