Bengal minister Jyotripriya Mallick arrested in ration distribution scam case

West Bengal minister and Trinamool Congress leader Jyotripriya Mallick was arrested late on Thursday by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with an alleged case of corruption in ration distribution.

West Bengal minister and Trinamool Congress leader Jyotripriya Mallick was arrested late on Thursday by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with an alleged case of corruption in ration distribution.

He was the minister for food and supplies in the West Bengal government before he assumed his current post as the forest affairs minister.

According to ANI, the probe agency released an official statement saying, "West Bengal minister Jyotipriya Mallick has been arrested by the ED in connection with an alleged case of corruption in rationing distribution."