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Cattle smuggling case: Trinamool Congress silent as ED takes Anubrata Mondal to Delhi

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Kolkata, March 8 : With the Enforcement Directorate (ED) succeeding in taking Trinamool Congress strongman Anubrata Mondal to New Delhi for questioning in the multi-crore cattle smuggling scam, the ruling Trinamool Congress has slipped into silent mode while the state BJP leadership is going overboard over the development.

Till Mondal left for New Delhi on Tuesday evening, Trinamool Congress leaders avoided commenting on the development claiming that since the matter was initiated following a court order, the leadership does not have any comment.

Only a mild reaction was available from the state municipal affairs & urban development minister and the Mayor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation Firhad Hakim.

“Since it is a court matter, I would not like to make any comment on the legal specifics. But all I can say is that we have full faith in the judicial system. I am also confident that the agency rule that is going on in the country now will end at one time or the other. The people will have the final word,” Hakim said.

Incidentally, there was not a single comment from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the matter since Tuesday although she was one who vociferously backed her party’s Birbhum district president since the latter’s arrest by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in August last year in connection with the cattle smuggling scam.

Chief of BJP’s national information & technology cell and co-in-charge of the party’s West Bengal unit, Amit Malviya has issued a Twitter message claiming that the development is an indication that the Trinamool Congress’s rule in West Bengal has started showing signs of its end. “Anubrata Mondal, dreaded criminal and right hand man of Mamata Banerjee, has been shifted to Delhi. She couldn’t save him. He is being investigated for several crimes.” He thrived under her patronage. Finally, Mamata Banerjee’s blood soaked empire, built on crime is crumbling, Malviya’s Twitter message read.

BJP’s national vice- president and party MP Dilip Ghosh said that the event of Mondal being taken to Delhi marks the beginning of bad days of many other Trinamool Congress leaders. “In his home turf Mondal was disclosing a lot of information pertaining to the scam , which he will be forced to divulge now. Bad days are ahead for many more Trinamool Congress leaders,” Ghosh said.

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Wildlife Smuggling Racket Busted: Rare Snakes, Reptiles, Caged Orangutan Rescued From Dombivli House

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Thane: In a significant operation exposing a wildlife smuggling racket, the Forest Officials rescued rare species of animals from a highrise in Dombivli. The officials raided an apartment in Palava City, Dombivli and found exotic animals including lizard, turtles, rare species snakes and other reptiles stored in the flat. Horrifying enough, the team found a monkey caged in the washroom of the apartment.

It was later confirmed that the rescued animals included Ignuana (lizard), an Orangutan and python. The operation was conducted by the Forest Range Officers from Thane and Kalyan along with a team from Manpada Police Station after a tip.

The officials did not find any accused present in the apartment at the time of the raid. A case under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 has been registered and a search for the accused is underway. Meanwhile, the seized species are handed over to a local NGO on a temporary basis for observation.

The video of the forest officials raid surfaced on the internet shows a boy opening the door of the well-kept apartment. After entering the flat, the officials gradually come across wildlife species stores in small cage, plastic boxes piled up in the passage and shocking enough an Orangutan in washroom at the end of the apartment.

As per the statement issued by the police, the teams raided the 8th floor apartment in B wing of Savarna Building in Palava City, Dombivli. In the action, the exotic animals seized as prima facie identified as python, ignuana (lizard), turtle, snake etc. The seized wildlife species, on temporary basis, are handed over to Birsa Munda- a local NGO. The pachanama, documentation and search for the accused is underway, it added.

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Mumbai: Unidentified Body Of Man Chopped Into 7 Pieces Stuffed In Plastic Boxes Found Near Gorai Beach; Probe On

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Mumbai: The dismembered body of a man, estimated to be between 25 and 40 years old, was discovered in several plastic boxes on the side road which goes to Gorai Beach in Mumbai on Sunday.

Upon receiving the information, police arrived at the scene and took the body into custody. It was later sent for a post-mortem examination. The body has not yet been identified, and a case has been registered.

According to police, on Sunday, a male body was found near Picxy Hotel, Babar Pada, Gorai, Borivali West. The body was cut into seven parts and packed in four plastic boxes. The deceased, believed to be between 25 and 40 years old, was wearing dark blue jeans and black shoes. His right hand bore tattoos.

A resident named Santosh Shinde, 55, from Mira Road, informed the Gorai police after learning about the incident. The Gorai police recovered the body from Shefali village in the Babarpada area.

A forensic team is currently investigating the case, and inquiries are ongoing in the vicinity of the incident location. Police have stated that the recovered body remains unidentified. The Gorai police have registered a case, and further investigation is underway.

A special team has been formed to investigate, and information is being gathered from CCTV footage and nearby police stations to assist in identifying the body.

A police officer said that the body was sent to Bhagwati Hospital for a post-mortem. “We can’t conclude anything immediately, as we are still investigating the matter,” the officer said.

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Mumbai Cops and Poll Squads Seize 1.95 kg of Gold Worth Rs 1.43 Crore in Dahisar

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Mumbai: Cops, poll flying squads seize 1.95 kg of gold worth Rs 1.43 cr in Dahisar

Ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections, enforcement agencies in Mumbai’s Dahisar have seized 1.95 kg of gold valued at Rs 1.43 crore.

During a routine inspection at Avdhoot Nagar in Dahisar West, the Static Surveillance Team No. 9, led by Yatin Dhondekar and under the guidance of Returning Officer Sheetal Deshmukh of the 153-Dahisar Assembly Constituency, successfully confiscated 1.95 kg of gold valued at Rs 1.43 crore.

The seizure was part of routine surveillance measures designed to prevent the unauthorised movement of precious metals and unaccounted cash.

This significant operation underscores the SST’s commitment to curbing illegal transactions of cash, precious metals, and liquor in the region, aimed at preventing undue influence on voters during the election period.

The Model Code of Conduct was enforced in the state on October 15 ahead of the polls scheduled to be held on November 20.

Voting for the 288-member Maharashtra assembly will be held on November 20 and counting on November 23.

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