India, March 18 -- Kalyanmoy Bhattacharya, son-in-law of former West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee, recorded his statement as a witness in the school recruitment scam before a designated Enforcement Directorate court in Kolkata on Tuesday.

"Bhattacharya recorded his statement before a special court as a witness to the case on Tuesday. He was an accused in the case and had turned into an approver last week," a senior ED official said on condition of anonymity.

The federal agency arrested Chatterjee on July 23, 2022, in connection with the multi-crore recruitment scam in government-run schools in West Bengal. He is presently lodged in the Presidency Correctional Home in Kolkata.

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