Kolkata, Apr 21 (PTI) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday conducted search operations at the residence of Trinamool Congress MLA from Tehatta in Nadia district, Tapas Saha, and questioned him in connection with their ongoing probe into the school recruitment scam, a senior officer said.

Accompanied by a huge team of central forces, the CBI officers seized documents from Saha's office at his residence as well as his mobile phone, he said.

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"We are talking to Saha for quite some time now and may continue the questioning," the CBI official told PTI.

CBI officials also raided the residence of Saha's assistant.

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Saha is the fourth TMC legislator to be questioned in the ongoing pobe.

Incidentally, Saha was also earlier interrogated by the Anti Corruption Branch of West Bengal police.

On Tuesday, the Calcutta High Court ordered the CBI to take over the investigation.

Earlier in the day, the CBI sleuths questioned another Trinamool Congress leader Shahjahan Mollah in connection with their probe into the school jobs scam, a senior officer said.

Mollah, TMC's Bhangar Block 9 president, was summoned by the central probe agency to appear before its sleuths on Friday.

The CBI officer also claimed that several important documents have been recovered from Mollah's house.

Several leaders of the ruling TMC, including former minister Chatterjee, were earlier arrested by the ED and CBI in connection with the scam since last year.

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