Paridhi Arya
Published on April 25, 2022 at 13:07 IST
In the Case of Cattle Smuggling across India and Bangladesh Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed Charge-sheet in the Court against the kingpin of the case including Trinamool Congress Former Youth Wing Leader Vinay Mishra, Vikas Mishra his brother and Mohammad Enamul Haque.
There is involvement of Officials of Border Security Force (BSF), Custom Department, Police Officers etc. this Charge-sheet was filed in Delhi Court on April 16.
Charge-sheet is filed under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) also consist the names of companies used for Laundering Money earned through Cattle Smuggling.
Nitesh Rana, the special prosecutor of Enforcement Directorate requested the Court to take cognizance of Charge-sheet during the argument stated that accused is involved in money laundering.
Haque was arrested on February 18, 2022 while Vikas Mishra was arrested on March, 2021 and Vinay Mishra renounced his Indian Citizenship and acquired the Vanuatu Citizenship. Indian consulate general has approved his application in Dubai.
The accused Vinay Mishra has also nexus in illegal coal mining scandal which is also investigated by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate.
Cattle smuggling case linked with PMLA case when Central Bureau of Investigation has filed First Information Report in 2020 making allegation that seized cattle was undervalued by Border Security Force with help of Custom officers so that it can auctioned on lower price and sold again in Bangladesh.
The arrests of two Border Security Force Commandants Satish Kumar and Jibu D Mathew has made along with three traders- Haque, Anarul SK and Mohammad Golam Mostafa being part of nexus.
The Cattle Smuggling Crime is worth of Rs. 418 Cores for which assets of Rs. 11.67 Crores are being attached.
The First Information Report mentions that Haque used to pay Rs 2000 to Border Security Force Officials and Rs 500 to Custom Official per head of cattle. “Besides, Customs’ officials used to take 10% of the auction price as bribe from successful bidders like Enamul Haque, Golam Mostafa and Anarul SK etc,”