TMC MLA Manik Bhattacharya Arrested In SSC Teacher's Recruitment Scam

Enforcement Directorate (ED) formally arrested TMC MLA and former president of West Bengal Primary Education board Manik Bhattacharya in connection with the SSC scam. The sudden arrest came as a major setback for Mamata Banerjee, the CM of West Bengal. Moreover, the arrest of Bhattacharya came after overnight questioning of ED in the Teacher's recruitment scam. After Partha Chatterjee, Manik is the second high-profile MLA to be arrested in West Bengal.