Kolkata, Apr 12 (Reporter) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said it has attached immovable property valued at Rs 230.6 crore, held in the name of Prasanna Kumar Roy and Santi Prasad Sinha, the accused in the alleged teachers' recruitment scam in the West Bengal Government-sponsored schools across the state. " (The) Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Kolkata Zonal Office has provisionally attached immovable property valued at Rs. 230.6 Crore (being land parcels and a flat),which are being held in the name of one Prasanna Kumar Roy and Santi Prasad Sinha and also in the names of various companies/LLPs controlled by them, " an ED statement said. The attached land parcels held in the name of Prasanna Kumar Roy include about 96 Cottah in Patharghata, 117 Cottah in Sultanpur, 282 Cottah in Maheshtala and 136 Cottah in New Town (eastern part of the city). The attached property held in the name of Santi Prasad Sinha include one benami flat situated in Bengal Ambuja Housing, Purba Jadavpur, Kolkata, and two land parcels located in Kapashati. " The ED initiated investigation on the basis of two FIRs registered by the CBI under various sections of Indian Penal Code, 1860 & Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 in the matter of alleged illegal appointment of Assistant Teacher in Class IX-X and Class XI-XII for offering appointment to the undeserving, non-listed and low ranked candidates and depriving the deserving and genuine candidates, " the ED said. The allegation includes appointment without maintaining fairness, in criminal conspiracy by various persons and by flouting the relevant rules. The CBI chargesheets revealed that total 2081 (1135 for Classes IX-X and 946 for Classes XI-XII) candidates were appointed/recommended illegally for the post of assistant teachers by the officials of WBCSSC in criminal conspiracy with others. The ED has earlier arrested Prasanna Kumar Roy (the main middleman involved in the alleged collection of money and details from candidates) and Santi Prasad Sinha, the then Advisor of WBCSSC, in assistant teachers' recruitment scam in the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC)] and both are presently in judicial custody. In another case of Primary Teachers' Recruitment Scam in West Bengal, ED has already attached/seized property worth Rs. 135 Crore. The total attachment/seizure in teachers' recruitment scam in the State of West Bengal so far stands at Rs 365.60 crore, ED said...////...