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Bengal jobless teachers invite Sourav Ganguly to join protest, ex-cricketer responds | Latest News India

Bengal jobless teachers invite Sourav Ganguly to join protest, ex-cricketer responds | Latest News India

Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly has reportedly turned down an invitation from a group of teachers, who have lost their jobs following the Supreme Court’s recent verdict on the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) recruitment scam, to join their protest march to the state secretariat. Former cricketer Sourav Ganguly speaks during an event in Kolkata.(PTI) The teachers went to the residence of Sourav Ganguly on Thursday to invite him to a march to West Bengal state secretariat ‘Nabanna’ on April 21, but the police stopped them and took them to a police station “to discuss procedural issues” before issuing such invites, news agency PTI reported. The teachers who tried to go to Ganguly’s residence belong to a platform, ‘Chakrihara Oikyamanch’, which had issued the call for a rally to Nabanna demanding immediate steps by the Mamata Banerjee-led government to restore the jobs of the “untainted” candidates through legal submission before the Supreme Court. However, according to a report by ABP Ananda, Ganguly told the teachers, “Please don’t involve me in politics.” HT.com couldn’t …

Pune defence employee swindles Rs 43 lakh from people promising job in ordnance factory, held | Pune News

Pune defence employee swindles Rs 43 lakh from people promising job in ordnance factory, held | Pune News

The Pimpri Chinchwad police, in a joint operation with the military intelligence unit of Indian Army’s Southern Command, have arrested a Pune resident for allegedly swindling lakhs of rupees from people promising them jobs in an ordnance factory in Pune, the police said on Thursday. The police said that the accused identified as Subhash Magan Pawar, resident of Khed taluka, was working with a defence establishment in Pune. The suspect had allegedly taken about Rs 43 lakh from at least four people. The police suspect the accused has allegedly cheated more persons through the recruitment scam. Story continues below this ad According to the police, the fake recruitment scam came to light following a complaint from a woman from Malwadi in Dehugaon who allegedly gave Pawar a cheque of Rs 24 lakh to secure jobs for her three sons at an ordnance depot. The fraudster also promised a similar job to the woman’s nephew. He allegedly demanded Rs 8 lakh each for the defence jobs to the four youngsters, said an officer. The police stated …