BS News Agency: Former police officer Shantanu Singh Biswas, who is already in the Medinipur Central Correctional Facility in a land grabbing case, has been booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act at Gariahat police station on charges of abusing his position and taking immoral benefits worth around 2 crore 89 lakh rupees. Details of financial benefits and bribes: Wife's salary: He illegally took 74.36 lakh rupees as salary from a company in the name of his wife.
Benami property: He bought two flats worth 82 lakh rupees anonymously.
Son's education: He used influence to collect 20.27 lakh rupees for his son's college fees.
House repair: He took 61 lakh rupees in the name of repairing his house in Kandi, Murshidabad.
Cut money from companies: He took 10 to 15 lakh rupees in installments in exchange for providing benefits to various companies.
Gifts from businessman: He embezzled Rs 13 lakh in cash and gifts from Behala businessman Joy Kamdar and another Rs 2 lakh to give to his wife. Background and land grabbing case: Shantanu was arrested by the ED on charges of illegally grabbing land worth around Rs 50 crore in Kolkata and surrounding areas. He used his police influence to intimidate or frame the real owners of the land. His partner in this ring, Sona Pappu (Biswajit Poddar) and businessman Joy Kamdar are also currently imprisoned in the Medinipur Central Correctional Facility. The chargesheet filed by the ED last July had mentioned embezzlement of Rs 3 crore against Shantanu, based on which the Gariahat police station has now started a new investigation under the Prevention of Corruption Act.