Kolkata, Nov. 7 -- A court in Kolkata remanded former West Bengal minister Indranil Sen to judicial custody till November 21 in connection with the alleged corruption in the sale of Durga Puja passes on Friday.
The court also granted his plea for Class I prisoner status in jail, taking into consideration his social and political standing.
The prosecution opposed Sen's bail plea, submitting that the investigation had reached a crucial stage.
The government lawyer told the court that Rs 27 lakh had been found in two bank accounts belonging to the accused, while a total of Rs 10 crore had been seized from 27 frozen accounts.
Police also recovered 13 documents during searches conducted on Friday, which need to be examined, the prosecution s...