Jiban Krishna Saha
Jiban Krishna Saha | |
|---|---|
| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Protima Rajak |
| Constituency | Burwan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1977 |
| Party | Trinamool Congress |
| Residence(s) | Murshidabad district, West Bengal |
| Profession | Politician |
Jiban Krishna Saha, is an Indian politician and a MLA from Trinamool Congress [1][2] [3] elected from the Burwan constituency in the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election. On 17 April 2023 he was arrested by the CBI at 5 am in connection with alleged State School Service Commission (SSC) recruitment scam. On August 25, 2025 he has been arrested by ED for same.
Controversy
On April 14, CBI raided Jiban Krishna Saha's house. It is seen that he threw his two phones in the pond to escape from the CBI and also tries to escape from the top of his boundary wall but fails in the end. Then after 65 hours of continuous search in the pond, his two phones were found. And a number of mark sheets inside a bag, were found in his garden. On April 17, 2023 he was arrested by the CBI at 5 am in connection with alleged State School Service Commission (SSC) recruitment scam. On 14 May 2024 he was given bail by the court. [4][5]
On 25 August 2025 ED raided Jiban and his kins residence in connection to SSC recruitment scam, he also tried to escape from the officials but was subsequently arrested.[6]
References
- ^ "Jiban Krishna Saha Election Affidavit". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Jiban Krishna Saha is a AITC candidate from Burwan constituency in the 2021". News18. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "West Bengal Assembly Election Candidate Jiban Krishna Saha". NDTV. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Burwan, West Bengal Assembly election result 2021". India Today. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Jiban Krishna Saha - बुरवान विधानसभा चुनाव 2021 परिणाम". Amar Ujala. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ Singh, Shiv Sahay (25 August 2025). "ED arrests Trinamool MLA Jiban Krishna Saha in West Bengal school recruitment scam". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 August 2025.