Officials say the investigation focuses on fake GST invoices worth more than ₹100 crore. Investigators believe several shell companies created bogus purchase bills to claim input tax credit illegally. Authorities suspect the network used these transactions to move large amounts of money through the financial system.

The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches at multiple locations linked to the minister and his company, Hampton Sky Realty Limited. After questioning him for several hours, the agency arrested him and produced him before a special court in Gurugram.

The ED requested 10 days of custody to trace the money trail and identify other suspects. However, the court granted seven days of custody for further questioning as the probe continues.

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Two former IAS officers, Alok Shukla and Anil Tuteja, were handed over to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for four weeks’ custody. The special court handling money laundering cases approved their remand.

The officers appeared before Special Judge Damarudhar Chauhan. ED officials formally arrested them on Monday and presented them before the court for further investigation.

ED lawyers stated that both officers will be taken to Delhi for detailed inquiry. The NAN scam has sparked debates in state politics and administration due to alleged misconduct and involvement of high-ranking officials.

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According to officials, Saha tried to flee when the ED team arrived. He jumped from the first floor of his house and attempted to scale the boundary wall. However, the officers posted outside quickly stopped him and took him into custody. In the process, the MLA allegedly threw one of his mobile phones into a nearby pond. The ED later recovered two more phones and sent them for forensic analysis.

Raids were also conducted at the houses of Saha’s in-laws in Raghunathganj. The agency confirmed that Saha is currently under interrogation and will soon be produced before a special ED court in Kolkata.

The teacher recruitment scam dates back to 2016, when the state government held an exam for 24,650 vacancies in aided schools. Over 23 lakh candidates appeared, but 25,753 appointment letters were issued, sparking allegations of large-scale irregularities. Both ED and CBI are probing the case, which continues to rock West Bengal politics.

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