The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday filed a charge sheet against Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal before the Special CBI court in Asansol in a case related to cattle smuggling.
In a statement, the CBI mentioned that during further investigation in the instant case, it was revealed that the main accused in the conspiracy, along with other accused, ran the cattle smuggling racket smoothly, starting from procurement and transportation of the same across the international border. As per the allegations, another accused named Mohammad Enamul Haque had paid huge amounts of money to Anubrata Mondal through other accused.
During the period 2014–18, Anubrata Mondal allegedly accumulated huge properties in and around Bolpur and Kolkata in his name and family members’ names using illegal cash received in cattle smuggling.
Anubrata Mondal has allegedly invested around 18 crores in fixed deposit accounts and SB bank accounts maintained with different banks out of the illegal money received from Mohammad Enamul Haque.
Earlier on Friday, a team from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) reached Asansol jail to interrogate Saigal Hussain, the personal security guard of Mondal.
On September 16, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided and arrested Mondal’s daughter, Sukanya Mondal.
On August 11, Mondal was sent to 14-day judicial custody by the CBI Special Court after he was arrested from his residence in Birbhum’s Bolpur.
Anubrata Mondal is the Trinamool Congress (TMC) Birbhum district president and is considered a close associate of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
