Trinamool leader Anubrata Mondal quizzed by CBI in post-poll violence case

Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal was quizzed for more than five hours after he appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) in Kolkata on Thursday in connection with post-poll violence and murder of a BJP worker in Birbhum district.

Anubrata appeared before the CBI today after the agency’s fifth summon. “Anubrata was called in connection with a post-poll violence case. He was unwell, so he could not appear earlier,” Anubrata’s lawyer told mediapersons.

The CBI questioned him in connection with the death of one Gaurav Banerjee, who was killed in Birbhum district, following the assembly polls result in 2021. “CBI quizzed him about his involvement in the case,” sources said. Mondal is a heavyweight leader in Birbhum and has substantial political clout in the district.


Meanwhile, Mondal was summoned in an alleged multi-crore cow smuggling scam. It is pertinent to mention that the CBI had earlier interrogated several persons, including Enamul Haque, the prime accused of the case, for their alleged involvement in the cattle smuggling racket. There are allegations that the cattle smugglers have allegedly bribed the BSF and Customs officials to keep their illegal business at bay.