Bengal cattle smuggling: ED finally got court approval to take Sehgal Hossain to New Delhi

Debjit Mukherjee: Enforcement Directorate (ED) has finally got the court approval to take Sehgal Hossain, bodyguard of Trinamool Congress strongman, Anubrata Mondal, to New Delhi for questioning in multi-crore cattle smuggling scam in West Bengal.

ED sources here said that a special court of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) at Rouse Avenue Court in New Delhi approved the agency’s prayer on this count on Monday. Sehgal Hosaain is currently under judicial custody at the Asansol Special Correctional Home in West Burdwan district.

ED sources said that after failing twice to get the court approval for the production warrant to take Hossain to New Delhi, finally the Central agency has succeeded on this count.