Kolkata, Oct 22 (PTI) West Bengal minister Chandranath Sinha was on Wednesday questioned for nearly nine hours by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with its ongoing investigation into the alleged primary school teacher recruitment scam, a senior official said.

This was the third appearance of Sinha, the state’s correctional services minister, before the central agency in the case.

The ED had summoned Sinha to its Salt Lake office to answer a new set of queries and submit relevant documents, the official said.

Following the marathon session, Sinha told reporters, “I have answered all the questions that were asked." The minister brought with him several files and documents to the ED office, the official said.

The central agency has not yet issued any official statement regar

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