AGARTALA, September 12 (TIWN): Over the years Arnab Chakraborty has succeeded to create an image of him in the department that he has very close links with Melarmath boss and top level persons in the State Govt. Utilizing this influence Arnab has been dealing his official works over telephonic instructions given from Kolkata.

A scam of more than Rs 5 crore in RMSA funds is now a reality as police led by investigating officer SDPO Sanjay Biswas Thursday sealed seven accounts of absconding Cashier Arnab Chakraborty . The officer himself has informed TIWN that the total amount deposited in these accounts at present would exceed more than four crores. However, it is learnt from a top level official in the School Education Department that if police is given free hand in this case more and more scams ate bound to be revealed. None in the School Education Department believes that Arnab is the only culprit in this case.

     TIWN sources add that Arnab is a regular visitor to Kolkata and he hardly comes to office even four and five times a month. So many times Deputy Director Ambalika Datta (now under suspension), Deputy Secretary D K Debbarma and Joint Director Manabendra Chakraborty suggested Director P K Chakraborty and Principal Secretary Rajeshwar Rao to take necessary action against Arnab. But nothing happened to Arnab. A top level official on Thursday night told TIWN," It is really very surprisingly that due to Arnab's close link with some heavyweight persons in the govt, nothing happened to him these days." The official also said," Now when the book scam of CM & CS came to light and suspension of Dy Director Ambalika Datta got leaked in media, Arnab's God fathers (?) are now trying to prove as if they are not at all linked with him. "

       Recent devopments raised several issues. Some of these are:-

1) Who are the persons with whom Arnab had a very good (?) relation?

2) Being a Cashier would Arnab have kept more than four crores in different bank accounts in Agartala? He would have certainly tried to go elsewhere (outside the state) leaving his job and make a new identity with fake name. Because even a Kay man would realize that Arnab's income throughout his remaining service life would nowhere be closer to Rs 4 crore.

3) Has Arnab kept the money in these seven accounts in his own interest or has he been instructed to do so by some special persons who may also get a share of this money?

4) Why did not  Director P K Chakraborty and Principal Secretary K Rajeshwar Rao take any action against him earlier?

5) Can Minister Tapan Chakraborty be not blamed of being a failure over the years as SED Minister? Why as a minister of the department over more than 7 years he had been so lenient towards Arnab, known as a land mafia?

6) Allegations against Arnab are not new but why the department remained silent on these issues?  

7)  Who are those special persons about whom the SED officials want thorough investigation?

       TIWN sources said that everything is being done with vested interests. Arnab is learnt to have threatened some officials that once gets arrested, he will surely reveal 'many things'. Interestingly a top level official made an significant statement," To me Arnab's case is somewhat similar to the one of Kunal Ghosh of Bengal. State govt too knows that if Arnab gets caught by police, swords will be on the shoulders of many tigers(?) in the Govt. As such the state govt is now purely concentrating on Arnab issue so that people forget the root of the main scam- Procurement order for two books written by CM and then CS . State govt actually tries to keep him out of station at any cost so that the entire blame can be shifted towards him" . How can a Cashier do such serious scams unless he has been backed by influentials? Tripura is wondering  who these so-called 'kingpins' are.