Education scam case: Court extends ED custody of Partha Chatterjee, his aide till August 5

A special court in Kolkata sent former Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee and his aide Arpita Mukherjee to another two-day Enforcement Directorate custody till August 5 in connection with the education scam case.

Both were brought to court on Wednesday after the end of their 10-day ED custody.

The probe agency had sought four days' custody of Chatterjee before the court on Wednesday. The ED had also sought three days' custody of Arpita Mukherjee, from whose residence it recovered crores of



rupees in cash, besides jewellery and other valuables.

During the hearing, Advocate Niladri Bhattacharjee, appearing for Arpita Mukherjee, requested the court to allow legal consultation with her while she was in ED custody.

"Please give an order so that she can get legal consultation," Bhattacharjee said.

The court then threw the ball in ED’s court and said that if the probe agency agreed to the demand, Arpita’s lawyer could meet her in the presence of ED officers.