New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday asked 12,000 beneficiaries, who allegedly received housing assistance fraudulently under the previous Trinamool Congress (TMC) regime, to refund the money.

Speaking at a press conference, Adhikari said the beneficiaries had been identified and would face legal action, PTI reported. He added, "As stated by Chief Secretary Manoj Agarwal, 57,000 fake beneficiaries had applied illegally under the previous government's Banglar Bari project and were delisted. We have already identified 12,000 among them who received the money and have asked them to return the amount. While 1,000 have returned the money, I ask the rest to do the same."

He also warned of a CID investiga...