2 min readKolkataMay 14, 2026 04:55 PM IST
The West Bengal government Wednesday gave approval to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file charge sheets against nine government officials allegedly involved in recruitment scams during the erstwhile Trinamool Congress-led regime. Among these officials, eight are accused of being involved in the teacher recruitment scam, and one in the municipal recruitment scam.
The eight officials accused of involvement in the teacher recruitment scam are Santi Prasad Sinha, Subiresh Bhattacharya, Kalyanmoy Ganguly, Saumitra Sarkar, Samarjit Acharya, Parna Bose, Ashok Kumar Saha, and Sharmila Mitra. The official alleged to be involved in the municipal recruitment scam is Jyotisman Chattopadhyay.
According to administrative rules, a sanction for prosecution is required from the state government concerned to file an investigation or charge sheet against a government official.
Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said the state government has zero tolerance for any corruption.
Attacking former chief minister Mamata Banerjee, Suvendu Adhikari alleged, “The outgoing chief minister-cum-home minister withheld this permission. As a result, the CBI could not take legal action against many officers despite evidence of corruption.”
“People have a lot of expectations from the new government. Our government will follow a ‘zero-tolerance’ policy on corruption. No illegal activity will be tolerated,” Adhikari added.
The government order stated, “That the said accused persons have violated Section 7A (of the Prevention of Corruption Act) by accepting undue advantage to induce a public servant, by corrupt and illegal means, and by exercise of personal influence to perform improperly or dishonestly. AND that the said accused persons have violated Section 8 by inducing public servants to perform improperly a public duty by giving undue advantage to another person.”
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“The Governor, on being satisfied, is pleased hereby, under Section 19(1) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, to accord sanction for prosecution of the said accused persons for committing the offence punishable under sections 7 and 7A and 8 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Sanction is further accorded for prosecution for any other law that requires the sanction of the Government,” the order added.
