BIRBHUM: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested TMC Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal, who is known to be a close aide of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in connection with a cattle smuggling case.
The TMC leader was later taken for a medical examination. Earlier, a team of CBI arrived at Mondal’s residence in Birbhum’s Bolpur.
The CBI, on August 5, had sent a notice to Mondal for interrogation in connection with a cattle smuggling case, sources said. Mondal was asked to appear at the CBI office at Nizam’s Palace in Kolkata on August 8.
The CBI, on September 21, 2020, had arrested a former Border Security Force (BSF) Commandant in connection with illegal cattle smuggling across the India-Bangladesh border. Anubrata Mondal’s name came under the scanner during the investigation of the case, the sources added. (ANI)