CBI freezes TMC leader Anubrata Mondal’s Rs 17 crore assets in cattle smuggling case
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The CBI has frozen fixed deposits worth Rs 16.97 crore allegedly belonging to Anubrata Mondal and his family members in an alleged cattle smuggling case.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday froze fixed deposits worth Rs 16.97 crore allegedly belonging to arrested TMC leader Anubrata Mondal and his family members in an alleged cattle smuggling case.
The agency detected the fixed deposits in State Bank of India, Axis Bank and Bank of India during the questioning of several close aides of Mondal and other witnesses during its ongoing probe in the case, reports said.
The probe has found that Mondal allegedly gave cash to his aides who used to deposit it in bank accounts and later set up fixed deposits in his name, the CBI alleged.
According to the investigation, the probe agency suspects that several bank accounts belonging to Mondal's daughter Sukanya were used for financial transactions in the scam.
Meanwhile, Kolkata High Court on Wednesday summoned Mondal’s daughter along with five other relatives in connection with the teacher recruitment case.
They have to appear before HC on August 18, Thursday, in connection with the primary teacher recruitment case. A single bench of Justice Abhijit Ganguly on Wednesday directed the Superintendent of Police of Birbhum district to ensure that the concerned persons appear before court on Thursday.
The CBI has alleged that Birbhum district TMC president Anubrata Mandal's six family members got the job of a school teacher despite not passing the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET). Anubrata's daughter Sukanya Mondal is currently working as a teacher in Kalikapur primary school.
