Kolkata: A city court on Thursday rejected the bail plea of Trinamool Congress MLA Jiban Krishna Saha, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the School Service Commission (SSC) recruitment corruption case.

The Trinamool Congress legislator had applied for bail at the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court earlier in the day. However, the judge rejected the application and ordered his judicial custody till November 18.

It may be noted that before the Durga Puja holidays, the central investigation agency had filed a charge sheet against him in the case. At that time, the ED had informed that it was probing allegations of financial corruption related to the SSC recruitment process.

The agency told the court that transactions worth more than Rs 1.2

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