Cattle smugggling case: The ED has seized movable and immovable property worth Rs 25.86 crore, taking major action in the cow smuggling case. These include 36 bank accounts, which were in the name of Anubrata Mandal, his family and their associated companies and benami people.
The ED started investigating the scam based on the FIR recorded by CBI, Kolkata. This case is related to illegal smuggling of cows in Bangladesh from India. The case was involved in this case, the then BSF Commandant Satish Kumar, the mastermind of the scam Mohammad Inamul Haque and others.
Conservation given to smuggling racket
ED investigation revealed that Anubrata Mandal earned an illegal earning of Rs 48.06 crore as he gave protection to this smuggling racket. At the time of the incident, Anubrata Mandal was the district president of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Birbhum district of West Bengal and had a profound influence on the administration.
According to the ED, Anubrata Mandal maintained contact with the gang leader Mohammad Inamul Haque through his bodyguard Sehgal Hussain. The bribe money he received was deposited in many bank accounts, which were in the name of their families, companies and others. After this, these money was withdrawn through banking channels.
Arrest was done in 2022
On 17 November 2022, the ED arrested Anubrata Mandal in this case. On 20 September 2024, he got bail from the Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi after 22 months in jail. According to the ED, 4 charge sheet has been filed in this case so far. So far, assets worth Rs 51.13 crore have been seized. The investigation of the case is going on.
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