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Bengal BJP clears CBI probe for teacher recruitment scam plus two other major recruitment cases
Politics
Published on 14 May 2026
Teachers allegedly displaced by a merit-for-cash scheme
Days after taking office, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari approved CBI investigations into three recruitment-related cases that he said were stuck under the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government. The biggest involves the teachers’ recruitment scam, alleging a “merit-for-cash” system that sidelined qualified applicants in favor of bribe-paying candidates between 2014 and 2021. Two more probes follow: a municipality recruitment scam affecting hiring across urban local bodies and a cooperative bank scam.
- Adhikari sanctioned three cases for CBI probe shortly after taking office
- Teacher recruitment scam spans 2014 to 2021, alleging merit-for-cash
- Claimed bribes allegedly determined selection for teaching and non-teaching roles
- Municipality recruitment scam covers hiring of sweepers clerks and drivers
- Municipalities’ recruitment allegedly outsourced to private agencies
- Cooperative bank scam also cleared for central investigation
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