India News | School Job Scam: Bengal Education Secretary Appears Before CBI

Kolkata, Jun 15 (PTI) West Bengal Education Secretary Manish Jain on Thursday appeared before the CBI sleuths at the agency's Kolkata office in connection with its investigation into the alleged irregularities in recruitment at state government-aided schools.

Jain was questioned about the documents related to the recruitment, which have his signatures, a senior officer of the central agency said.

Also Read | Cyclone Biparjoy Video: Trees Uprooted, Hoardings Fall in Dwarka As Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Makes Landfall.

"He was cross-checked with the versions given by arrested former state education minister Partha Chatterjee as well as other accused persons. His statements have been recorded," the CBI officer said.

Thursday was Jain's second appearance before the CBI in the same case.

Also Read | Manipur Violence: Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi Says BJP's 'Politics of Hatred' Has Burnt the State.

The bureaucrat was summoned and questioned for more than five hours during his last appearance at the CBI office last year.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)