The CBI on Thursday filed an FIR towards West Bengal minister Paresh Chandra Adhikari after he failed to fulfill the deadline set by the Calcutta High Court for look earlier than its sleuths in reference to a case of alleged unlawful appointment of his daughter as a trainer in a state government-aided college, an official stated.
Adhikari, who’s the minister of state for schooling, alongside along with his daughter, was booked beneath IPC sections 420 (dishonest and dishonesty) and 120B (legal conspiracy), moreover sections beneath Prevention of Corruption Act, the official of the company stated.
“The minister was supposed to appear before our officers by 3 pm as per the Calcutta High Court order, but he did not. We have lodged an FIR against him and his daughter,” he stated.
The excessive court docket on Thursday had initially directed Adhikari to seem earlier than the CBI by 3 pm, however his lawyer submitted that he was in Coochbehar and would journey to Kolkata by air within the night. Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay then requested the Bidhannagar police to take him to the CBI workplace as quickly as he lands on the NSC Bose Airport right here.
The court docket additionally stated that if Adhikari was discovered lacking on the flight, it will be handled as a hoax created by him to flee the court docket and the CBI and, in that case, the matter can be handled accordingly.
According to the CBI official, Adhikari had mailed to the company, searching for extra time to seem earlier than its sleuths.
“He has written to us seeking more time to appear before the officers in connection with the ongoing investigation. We are ready to question him,” he added.
The court docket had initially directed the minister to seem earlier than the CBI on May 17, paying attention to plea that claimed Adhikari’s daughter was appointed as a trainer, regardless of having scored lower than the petitioner.
The TMC chief, nevertheless, skipped look on Wednesday. He additionally failed to fulfill the three pm deadline set by the court docket on Thursday.
(With PTI inputs)
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