Cattle smuggling scam: PIL filed in Calcutta HC against parallel probe by CID
Rachel Acosta
Updated on January 01, 2026
Kolkata, Sep 27 (IANS) A public premium prosecution (PIL) was recorded in the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday having a problem with the equal test by the Criminal Examination Division (CID) of West Bengal Police into the multi-crore cows carrying trick.
Suman Shankar Chattopadhyay, the candidate, has contended that when the Focal Department of Examination (CBI) is now leading a test into the cows sneaking trick, an equal test by the CID was excess.
As per the candidate’s direction, Jaideep Kar, in a circumstance where the CBI has previously gained sufficient headway regarding this situation, an equal test by CID is past the last’s power.
Testing the suitability of the PIL, state advocate general S.N. Mukhopadhyay said that the police have sent off its own examination regarding this situation in view of a FIR documented by the Line Security Power (BSF) in November 2019.
Mukhopadhyay scrutinized the support of recording the PIL at such a later date and pursued that there ought not be any break stay in the CID’s own examination with regards to this issue.
CBI’s insight, Billwadal Bhattacharya, contended that the focal organization is testing the matter since public interest relating to the worldwide boundaries is connected with the matter.
The candidate’s guidance contended that the aim of the PIL isn’t looking for a stay in the whole examination process. “We believe the CBI should test the matter since the inward boundaries are under the purview of the Association government,” he said.
Subsequent to hearing the two sides, the division seat of the Calcutta High Court requested that the state government present its contentions regarding this situation as an oath inside the following three weeks.
CBI has captured Trinamool Congress strongman Anubrata Mondal and his guardian Sehgal Hossain regarding the dairy cattle carrying trick. Both are in legal guardianship now.