Kolkata:
Research agency CBI has today questioned West Bengal minister Paresh Adhikari for the third consecutive day about the “illegal” appointment of his daughter Ankita as a teacher.
The Calcutta Supreme Court on Friday dismissed Ankita Adhikari from her job at a government-supported school and asked her to return the salary she had received during her 41-month tenure as a teacher.
Paresh Adhikari, the education minister, reached the office of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) at around 10:35 a.m. with a file that, according to sources in his area, contained several key documents related to the appointment.
According to a CBI official, Mr Adhikari may be asked questions regarding several phone calls he made from his cell phone in connection with the appointment of his daughter Ankita.
“The calls may be related to his daughter’s appointment as an assistant teacher at an elementary school. Like yesterday, we will videotape the entire interrogation,” said the CBI detective.
The Mekliganj MLA was questioned for more than nine hours on Friday and almost four hours on Thursday evening in connection with the investigation.
CBI insiders told Press Trust of India that central agency officials can call Ankita Adhikari next week for questioning.
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