WBSSC scam: CBI grills education secretary
The CBI integrated former state education minister Partha Chatterjee, he denied knowledge about the formation of the expert committee for recruitment.
With the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigating the cattle smuggling case hardly making any headway in tracing absconding former Trinamul Youth Congress general secretary Vinay Mishra, who is alleged to be one of the key accused in cattle smuggling case, the Central agency has now taken the advertisement route to catch him by announcing a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh for any information on his whereabouts.
The CBI has issued a newspaper advertisement with a picture of Vinay Mishra and his address. In the advertisement, the CBI has assured that the name of the informer will be kept secret. Vinay Mishra’s younger brother, Vikash Mishra is currently under the custody of the central agency sleuths.
“He acted as a middleman link to collect illegal gratification on behalf of public servants and used to give patronage and protection to the smugglers using his connection in lieu of money which had been routed through non-existent shell companies. He is medium built, height about 165 cm, DOB: 10.08.1985,” CBI’s advertisement describing Vinay Misha and his nature of crime reads.
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As per the last information available with the CBI, Mishra is currently hiding in Vanuatu Island with a different identity. The CBI has also sought the assistance of Interpol to track Mishra.
The CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the investigation arm of the Union ministry of finance, are conducting parallel probes in the coal smuggling case, whose total financial involvement as per the estimates of the central agency sleuths ranges to the tune of around Rs 1,300 crore.
The sleuths of both the CBI and the ED have recently grilled Rujira Narula Banerjee, wife of Trinamool Congress’s national general secretary and party MP, Abhishek Banerjee in this connection. Rujira Narula was specially questioned about a Bangkok-based bank account, purportedly held by her, where huge amounts of money were transferred from West Bengal after converting them into Thai Baht. Earlier, the ED also questioned Abhishek Banerjee in the matter.
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