The letter said that the Trinamool leader arrested in the animal smuggling scam should be granted bail otherwise the judge’s family members will face false drug charges.
The letter said that the Trinamool leader arrested in the animal smuggling scam should be granted bail otherwise the judge’s family members will face false drug charges.
judge hearing the case Arrested Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mandal A threatening letter was received on Tuesday demanding the immediate release of the party leader.
Judge Rajesh Chakraborty of the special CBI court in Asansol received a letter stating that if Mr. Mandal was not granted bail, his family members would be falsely implicated in the NDPS Act.
“You are requested to… release the bail of Anubrata Mandal immediately. Otherwise, your family will face commercial volume in case of NDPS (Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances). This is for your information,” the letter said.
The sender of the letter has identified himself as Bappa Chatterjee, Principal Clerk, Executive Magistrate Court, Purba Bardhaman. Mr Chatterjee, however, denied sending the letter and said that his signature was forged. “It’s not my signature. This is a fake letter. I have told my superiors,” he said.
The judge forwarded the letter to the Registrar General of the Calcutta High Court. The development comes a day before Mr Mandal is likely to be produced before the Asansol court.
Mr Modal was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with cross border cattle smuggling scam on 11 August.
The 14-day CBI custody of the Trinamool leader will end on Wednesday. According to the CBI, he Fixed deposit worth ₹16.97 crore seized In the name of the family members of the leader.
During the day, a CBI team visited the office of the Additional District Sub-Registrar in Birbhum and inquired about properties registered in his name or in the name of relatives. The team was present in the registrar’s office for several hours. In the past few days, the CBI has searched several rice mills in Birbhum, which are allegedly owned by relatives of Mr. Mandal.
cattle smuggling incident
A milk container carrying cattle met with an accident in a development involving cattle smuggling in the state’s Purulia district. The container bearing registration number of Uttar Pradesh was on its way from Bihar to Hooghly. There were 22 cattle in the vehicle and five died in the accident. Police has started investigation in the matter.
Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari took a dig at the Trinamool Congress government over the issue and alleged that the authorities were trying to “find and find new ways to smuggle cattle”. “Taking inspiration from the film Pushpa, an Amul (milk) container was being used to transport cattle in Purulia. It got exposed as the vehicle crashed and slid off the road,” said Mr. Adhikari.