The charge sheet mentions a recording involving the arrested Sujay Krishna Bhadra, in which a leader named 'Abhishek' is discussed. He has been summoned to verify whether that individual is indeed Abhishek Banerjee. According to the CBI charge sheet, a meeting took place at the residence of Sujay Krishna Bhadra—who was arrested in the 2017 recruitment scam case. It is alleged that several individuals, including Kuntal Ghosh and Shantanu Banerjee, were present at that meeting.
According to investigators, various crucial matters regarding recruitment were discussed at the meeting, and these details have been recorded in the charge sheet. The document states that during the meeting, Sujay Krishna informed those present that the issue of financial transactions involving Partha Chatterjee regarding primary teacher recruitment had come to Abhishek Banerjee's notice. It is alleged that Abhishek expressed dissatisfaction because no portion of the money taken by Partha Chatterjee had reached him. The charge sheet claims that a rift developed between them over the distribution of funds. Documents from the investigative agency further claim that a sum of ₹15 crore was demanded for illegal recruitments that had already been completed. Allegedly, a warning was issued stating that if the money was not paid, arrest proceedings could be initiated against the job aspirants; the charge sheet also notes that threats were made to stall their recruitment process.
Additionally, it is claimed that plans were made to transfer another ₹20 crore through Sujay Krishna Bhadra at a later stage. There are allegations that a target was set to raise a total of ₹100 crore through the sale of jobs. The charge sheet claims that the responsibility for collecting these funds fell upon Kuntal Ghosh and Shantanu Banerjee. According to the CBI chargesheet, plans were made to allocate ₹20 crore each to Abhishek Banerjee, Partha Chatterjee, and Manik Bhattacharya out of the total ₹100 crore. Investigators also claim that a scheme was devised to distribute the remaining funds among others. Abhishek Banerjee has been summoned for questioning to verify the veracity of these allegations and the information detailed in the chargesheet. All eyes are now on whether any new leads emerge in the investigation following his interrogation.