The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested TMC Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal on Thursday. In the connection with the cattle smuggling case, Mondal has been arrested. Anubrata Monda is known to be a close aide of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Meanwhile, the TMC leader Mondal is now being taken for a medical examination. A team of CBI arrived at Mondal’s residence in Bolpur.
Earlier on 5 August, the Central Bureau of Investigation sent a notice to Mondal for interrogation in connection with a cattle smuggling case.
Moreover, on 8 August CBI asked Mondal to appear in the CBI office at Nizam’s Palace in Kolkata.
However, in connection with illegal cattle smuggling across the Indo-Bangladesh a former Border Security Force (BSF) was arrested on 1 September 2020. During the investigation, Anubrata Mondal’s name came under the scanner.