Anubrata Mondal, Trinamool strongman arrested in cattle smuggling case | Top points

India

oi-Deepika S

Kolkata, Aug 11:
Anubrata
Mondal,
one
of
Mamata
Banerjee’s
closest
advisers
in
West
Bengal
was
arrested
by
the
Central
Bureau
of
Investigation
(CBI)
in
connection
with
a
case
involving
the
smuggling
of
cattle
in
2020.

The
CBI
served
a
notice
to
Mondal
under
Section
41
of
CrPC
before
arresting
him
for
allegedly
not
cooperating
in
its
probe
into
the
scam.
Mondal
was
arrested
after
almost
an
hour-long
interrogation
by
a
CBI
team
that
arrived
at
the
Birbhum
district
president’s
house
early
on
Thursday.

The
illegal
cattle
smuggling
case
was
first
unearthed
by
the
Enforcement
Directorate
(ED).
In
September
2020,
the
CBI
filed
a
case
against
BSF
commandant
Satish
Kumar
and
several
others
for
their
alleged
involvement
in
the
illegal
cattle
trade
along
the
India-Bangladesh
border
in
West
Bengal.

Mondal’s
arrest
comes
close
on
the
heels
of
the
Enforcement
Directorate
(ED)
apprehending
now-suspended
TMC
leader
and
former
Bengal
minister
Partha
Chatterjee
in
a
school
jobs
scam.

Mamata
Banerjee’s
close
aide
arrested
in
connection
with
cattle
smuggling
case

Who
is
Anubrata
Mondal?

1. Mondal
   is
   one
   of
   the
   founders
   of
   the
   Trinamool
   Congress
   in
   Birbhum.

2. His
   supporters
   and
   followers
   called
   him
   Kesto
   Da.

3. Earlier
   he
   was
   there
   in
   Indian
   National
   Congress
   and
   then
   he
   joined
   TMC
   in
   the
   hands
   of
   Mamata
   Banerjee.

4. He
   is
   an
   important
   figure
   in
   West
   Bengal
   elections,
   especially
   his
   area,
   Birbhum.

5. Mandal
   has
   supported
   other
   Trinamool
   leaders
   in
   political
   campaigns
   for
   the
   2014
   Lok
   Sabha
   general
   elections
   and
   2016
   West
   Bengal
   State
   Assembly
   elections
   also.

6. Mondal
   remains
   one
   of
   the
   party’s
   leader
   Mamata
   Banerjee’s
   trusted
   aides.

7. Notably,
   Mondal
   has
   never
   contested
   any
   election
   despite
   being
   in
   politics
   for
   over
   three
   decades.

8. His
   famous
   slogan
   Khela
   Hobe
   (means
   the
   game
   will
   start
   has
   made
   a
   big
   impact
   in
   2021
   West
   Bengal
   Legislative
   Assembly
   election
   also
   all
   over
   people
   of
   Bengal
   are
   using
   this
   slogan.

9. Mondal
   is
   known
   for
   making
   polarizing
   statements
   and
   has
   on
   several
   occasions,
   threatened
   the
   police
   and
   incited
   TMC
   cadres
   to
   ‘hurl
   bombs’ at
   them.

10. Mondal
    suffers
    from
    hypoxia,
    for
    which
    he
    carries
    oxygen
    cylinders
    with
    him.