TMC leader Anubrata Mondal has been remanded to CBI custody for 4 more days in the cattle smuggling case. The Birbhum TMC president was once picked up by using the CBI on August 12 from his Bolpur domestic after the central probe company said it had determined Mondal’s direct involvement in the cattle smuggling scam.
He was once remanded to CBI custody until August 20. On Saturday, Anubrata Mondal’s legal professional prayed for bail, citing the TMC leader’s poor health.
During the hearing in the unique CBI courtroom in Asansol, the probe organization said Anubrata is a “powerful person” and his bail would have an effect on the ongoing probe.
The CBI also raided a rice mill owned by Anuvrata Mandal on Saturday. During the raid, CBI sleuths observed several high-end motors parked inside the mill, PTI reported.
The CBI said Anubrata Mandal’s bodyguard Saigal Hossain, who is in jail in the same case, mediated between Mandal and alleged cow smuggler Enamul Haque.
Anuvrata Mandal made headlines in 2020 after the CBI registered an FIR in the cattle smuggling scam case. According to the CBI, between 2015 and 2017, the Border Security Force (BSF) seized more than 20,000 head of cattle. Smuggled across the border.
