ED Attaches Rs 3.60 Crore in Properties of Bengal Minister Chandranath Sinha in Teacher Jobs Probe
The agency informed a Kolkata special court of the provisional attachments, warning the assets could be auctioned absent proof of lawful funds.
Overview
- Ten properties in Bolpur registered to Sinha, his wife and two sons—covering houses, flats, land parcels and a market—have been attached.
- The ED filed attachment papers with a CBI special court in Kolkata, valuing the assets at about Rs 3.60 crore based on their purchase price.
- Investigators have alleged in a chargesheet that Sinha facilitated 159 ineligible primary teacher appointments and collected roughly Rs 12.75 crore, averaging about Rs 8 lakh per candidate.
- ED searches at Sinha’s Bolpur residence in March 2024 recovered around Rs 41 lakh in cash and a mobile phone, along with other documents.
- Sinha, who surrendered in September 2025 and is on bail, remains an accused as the ED signals possible further questioning or custody requests.