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Monday, September 5, 2022

Bengal appears to be a state where a fish trader turns out to be a another crorepati

This time, the credit of unearthing another man with crores of rupees in his possession goes to the Crime Investigation Department CID. He is a fish trader and the sleuths recovered more than Rs 1.3 crore in cash from his residence. The location is a village in Gazole of Malda district. The CID arrested the trader and has taken him to the police station for interrogation. It seems the police had prior information about the individual and his involvement in drug related activities, especially cough syrups. Based on the information the CID team arrived, conducted the raid and recovered the cash. There was currency notes in denomination of Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 in different rooms. Once the cash was brought in one place, the team called for a counting machine from the local branch of a bank. CID raids fish trader's house, recovers Rs 1.3 crore cash.

The neighbors were stunned to know about the horde of cash in the house of the fish trader. One of them admitted - . “We had no idea that Saha was involved in any wrongdoing.” Another villager said - “He would take ponds and swamps on lease, harvest different varieties of fish and sell those to wholesale fish traders.” None of his neighbors had any inkling about his illegal activities. Until now, central agencies like the ED and CBI had been identifying political heavyweights and individuals and unearthing their crores. Now, the CID of the state is unearthing common traders with more crores. One can safely say Bengal offers innumerable opportunities to those who know the tricks of the trade to mint millions.

Saturday, September 3, 2022

More embarrassment for Trinamool Congress as CBI arrests another of its leaders in a chit fund case

In was yet another embarrassment for Trinamool Congress and its supremo Mamata Banerjee. After the arrests of one of her ministers Partho Chatterjee and Anubrato Mondal, a leader of one of its units, the CBI has now arrested yet another of its leaders. The former two were arrested by Enforcement Directorate and the latter by the CBI respectively. Both are agencies of the central government. This time the TMC leader was the chairman of the Halisahar Municipality. His name is Raju Sahani and he is believed to be involved in a chit fund case. The CBI has recovered huge amount of cash from his residence. It seems he has bank accounts in foreign countries and is in possession of documents pertaining to properties worth Rs 2.75 crores. West Bengal: CBI arrests Trinamool Congress leader Raju Sahani in chit fund case. Abhishek Banerjee, the nephew of Mamata Banerjee, was also interrogated by Enforcement Directorate regarding the alleged scam related to coal pilferage.

The Trinamool Congress blames the center, labels these arrests as intimidation tactics and says these will not work. The fight is on. As things stand, the arrests of Partha Chatterjee and his close aide Arpita Mukherjee had links to the multi-crore West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) recruitment irregularities scam. They are in judicial custody of the ED. On the other hand, it was the CBI that arrested TMC heavyweight Mondal. It was in connection with the alleged multi-crore cattle smuggling case in West Bengal. Mamata has disowned Partha but has stood by Anubrato.

Monday, August 29, 2022

It is easy to mint millions in Bengal if one knows the ropes and has the right contacts

KBC, hosted by superstar Amitabh Bachhan, is a very popular TV show. Some of the participants hit the jackpot and win lakhs of rupees, a few even win crores. However, in Bengal, anyone can mint millions provided he knows the ropes and has the right contacts. This is not a fig of one’s imagination but true. It seems a relative of Partha Chatterjee, who worked as a house painter, now owns a number of hotels in tourist spots like Darjeeling, Uttarakhand and Puri apart from Dubai. He also owns multiple land and farmhouses in New Town-Rajarhat area. This individual is Prasanna Kumar Roy, the second middleman in SSC scam case. The CBI has taken him into custody from New Town. His is a rags to riches story and proof that it is easy to mint millions in Bengal if one has the correct contacts. CBI arrests close relative of Partha Chatterjee - once a HOUSE PAINTER, now owner of farm houses, hotels in DUBAI. It was a shock to the state of Bengal when it saw the mountain of money and properties belonging to Partha Chatterjee and Arpita Mukherjee. Partha is now in jail. He was a minister in the cabinet of chief minister Mamata Banerjee.

Another person who is believed to have benefited from contacts in right places is Saigal Hossain, bodyguard of Anubrata Mondal. CBI has already arrested both of them on charges of cattle smuggling. In its chargesheet, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) claims that Saigal Hossain received 'illgotten' money on behalf of Anubrata Mondal. The CBI alleged that Hossain earned Rs 26.35 lakhs over a period of seven years from 2015-2022. Investigations revealed the entire amount was deposited in an account maintained by a local bank. CBI arrested Hossain in June. According to the CBI chargesheet, Mondal is the alleged kingpin of the cattle smuggling racket. Enamul Haque was another of his associates. His role was to extend protection and patronage to those who bought the animals at a market in Ilambazar. The modus operandi was to ferry the animals from the market to thr Indo-Bangla border. Cattle smuggling case: Over 26 lakhs earned by Anubrata Mondal’s bodyguard in 7 years, says CBI. Saigal Hossain had purchased innumerable properties during 2015 and 2022 in various places.

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Wednesday, August 24, 2022

The CBI special court sends TMC leader Anubrata Mondal to jail

Another embarrassment for the Trinamool Congress as the Central Bureau of Investigation CBI special court sends TMC Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal to jail. The new address for the heavyweight leader for 14 days is Asansol Correctional Home. Already the Enforcement Directorate ED has sent Partha Chatterjee, another heavyweight leader of Trinamool, to another jail. He was involved in being in possession of unaccounted money. Both the CBI and ED are under the central government. The CBI lawyer wanted judicial custody of Anubrata Mondal and had appealed for rejection of bail. This was because of the serious nature of the case and the possibilities of tampering with the evidence. The individual is an “influential” person and will now be produced before the court on September 7. Cattle smuggling case: TMC leader Anubrata Mondal sent to 14-day judicial custody. The new address for the heavyweight leader for 14 days will be Asansol Correctional Home.

Prior to arriving in court, Anubrata had said that his health was good. Ha also made a mention of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. He said she had done "enough" for him. It is posssible, his jail might have an effect on the strategy of the Chief Minister. Incidentally, the special CBI court judge had received a threat letter. It mentioned, “if Mondal is not ‘released’ then he and his family ‘would be framed in the NDPS case’.” When Mondal brought the matter, the judge said – the incident had no bearing on the ongoing proceedings in the case against Mondal.

Thursday, August 18, 2022

More trouble for Trinamool Congress – focus shifts to Anubrata Mondal’s daughter

In Bengal, recruitment for schoolteachers depends on candidates clearing the West Bengal Teacher Eligibility Test (WBTET). This is usually known as the TET. It seems Anubrata Mondal’s daughter got employed as a primary teacher without appearing for the qualifying examination. Not only she but also a few other members of Anubrata’s family also got employed and none of them cleared the TET. This has come to light only now. There have been complaints and the Kolkata High Court has directed these individuals to appear in Court immediately. They have to appear with their TET qualifying certificates and appointment letters. SSC Scam: More Trouble for Anubrata As Calcutta HC Summons Daughter Who Got Job ‘Without Qualifying TET’. This has added to the problems of the Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal. He has already been arrested in cattle smuggling case. Now, his name is linked to the West Bengal school recruitment scam.

It seems Anubrata Mondal’s daughter never physically attended the school. Her school was within the Bolpur circle and was within walking distance from her home. Moreover, the school would send over the attendance register to her residence for her to sign. To add to the miseries of her father, the CBI has reportedly seized around Rs 17 crores from fixed deposits in banks belonging to him and his relatives. They have frozen the accounts. CBI has also located a large number of immovable assets owned by the father-daughter duo in various places in Bolpur, Kolkata and other places.

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Mamata distances herself from Partha, throws her weight behind Anubrata

Politics is a strange game and those who belong to this community enjoy it as long as feasible. In Bengal, it is Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who calls the shots. She overthrew the Left Front government and came to power. Gradually, she used her unique tactics to win over the people and make use of every available opportunity to promote her programs. She deserves credit for large-scale diversification, beautification and innumerable innovations. Obviously, she had to rely on local leaders and some of them went in for underhand dealings. Mamata Banerjee, popularly known as Didi (sister) is a multi-faceted personality and a woman who is an artist, a poet and an orator par excellence. She did reprimand the erring grassroots workers m from time to time and had to have a strong man to keep a check on erring workers. Anubrata Mondal was one such individual. Therefore, when the CBI arrested him, Mamata-didi blew her top. Mamata comes out in support of Anubrata. She refused to accept the fact that Anubrata could be involved in cattle smuggling. That gave a boost to his ego.

However, a few days earlier, the ED arrested another of Mamata’s men. He was Partha Chatterjee, a Minister who held several other portfolios. At that time, Mamata-didi did not stand by him. In fact, she removed him from all posts and literally threw him to the wolves. Obviously, Partha felt bad because he had played an important role in promoting the Durga Puja. This helped Bengal bag the prestigious UNESCO Cultural Heritagee award. It was a feather in the cap of Mmata-didi. However, she chose to remain silent and Partha Chatterjee did not get her support. Both arrests were made by agencies of the central government. The Central Bureau of Investigation CBI arrested Anubrata Mondal while the Enforcement Directorate ED arrested Partha Chatterjee. Both agencies have to rely on evidence and intelligence from the local investigation agencies. That is a difficult task. Hence, conviction is usually a dream. It is all a game and everyone has to play his part.