CBI summons TMC youth leader Vinay Mishra’s brother in cattle smuggling & coal scam probe

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned TMC youth leer Vinay Mishra's bror Vikas Mishra in ongoing cattle smuggling and coal scam probe, sources told Republic Media Network. development comes after central investigating ncy widened its probe last week sending summons to West Bengal officials. Mishra is t yet traceable and CBI has issued a lookout tice for him as well. 

Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids at 12 locations in Kolkata and its jacent areas on Monday in connection to coal and cattle smuggling cases. As many as 12 teams of ED officers conducted raids with assistance of CRPF personnel. first team raided house of businessman Ganesh Bagaria. It is alleged that alleged kingpin of coal smuggling, Anup Majhi alias Lala, invested money through Bagaria.

CBI summons six Bengal police officials

Last week, CBI also summoned six West Bengal police officials in ongoing investigation of cattle-smuggling and illegal coal mining cases. Reportedly, DGP and inspector ranker officers were asked to appear before central ncy at its Nizam Palace office in Kolkata.

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On December 31, CBI h carried out searches at multiple locations in West Bengal including premises of TMC leer Vinay Mishra, considered close to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee, in connection with cattle smuggling case.  CBI h done a preliminary enquiry which showed that cattle smuggling was rampant along India-Banglesh border which is allegedly aided by some corrupt officers of BSF and Customs receiving illegal gratification from smugglers.

In vember last year, CBI h raided 45 locations across West Bengal, Jharkhand, Uttar Presh and Bihar relating to illegal mining and ft of coal from Eastern Coalfield Limited (ECL), according to reports. ncy has gone full steam on cases related to West Bengal with Director RK Shukla asking team probing Sarha and related ponzi scam to complete filing of all FIRs before January 2021, PTI said.  state is going for assembly elections in 2021.

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