Cattle smuggling case: ED arrests kingpin with alleged ties to Bengal politicians
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Sources said the ED has arrested smuggler Enamul Haque in connection with the West Bengal cattle smuggling case.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested smuggler Enamul Haque in connection with the West Bengal cattle smuggling case, sources said. Enamul was earlier arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in November 2020 and last month, he was granted bail by the Supreme Court.
Sources said the ED arrested Haque based on the evidence against him in the case. He will be produced before a Delhi court on Saturday for custody in this case.
Enamul Haque is the alleged kingpin of cattle smuggling across the India-Bangladesh border. According to officials, he used to bribe the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, politicians and local villagers to continue his business smoothly.
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