A special court here on Thursday rejected the bail prayer of Trinamool Congress MLA Jiban Krishna Saha, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the school jobs scam in West Bengal.

The ED, which had initiated investigation on the basis of an FIR registered by the CBI into the recruitment irregularities, has claimed that it has already attached proceeds of crime to the tune of Rs 238 crore.

The special court at Bichar Bhavan rejected the bail prayer of Saha and extended his judicial remand till November 18, over the prima facie finding of his alleged involvement in irregularities in the recruitment of assistant teachers in West Bengal government-run and aided schools.

The Supreme Court had earlier in the year cancelled the appointments of more than 25,500 candi

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