Key Takeaways
- Saayoni Ghosh appeared before the Enforcement Directorate to address a summons over a teachers’ recruitment scam.
- The probe concerns alleged irregularities in West Bengal government‑aided school teacher appointments and a flat purchase.
- Ghosh stated she arrived within 48 hours of the summon, despite campaigning for upcoming elections.
Kolkata: Actress‑turned Trinamool Congress leader Saayoni Ghosh appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at the CGO Complex in Salt Lake.
She responded to a summon related to the alleged teachers’ recruitment scam in West Bengal government‑aided schools and a flat purchase, officials said.
“I will extend cooperation with the officials 100 per cent as far as my ability, ” the TMC youth wing president told the waiting media persons before entering the CGO office.
“I arrived within 48 hours after being summoned even after I was busy campaigning for the election, “Ghosh said.
She appeared before the scheduled time at 1130 hours to the ED officials, who are probing the money trails in the alleged teachers’ recruitment scam across West Bengal.
Sources said the ED probing officials include a lady official.
Saayoni Ghosh name allegedly came up during questioning of another accused and incarcerated Kuntal Ghosh, the sources added.
