ED arrested Satish Kumar Ex BSF Commandant in a money laundering case related to cattle smuggling

Satish Kumar (then commandant of the 36th Battalion, BSF) was arrested by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in a money laundering case involving livestock smuggling at the Indo-Bangladesh International Border. He had collected Rs.12.8 crore in proceeds of crime (POC) from Md Enamul Haque in the accounts of his wife and father-in-law. Purchases of immovable assets and mutual funds were used to further launder the proceeds of crime. On April 23, 2022, he appeared in Hon’ble Rouse Avenue Court and was remanded in ED custody for three days.

In this case, this is the second arrest. In this case, one of the accused, Md. Enamul Haque, was arrested by the ED on February 18, 2022, and is currently in Judicial Custody. On 16.04.2022, a Prosecution Complaint was filed in this case before the Hon’ble Rouse Avenue Court in New Delhi. On 19.04.2022, the Hon’ble Court was pleased to take cognizance of the said Prosecution Complaint. Three individuals, Md. Enamul Haque, Vinay Mishra, and Vikas Mishra, as well as three firms linked to these individuals, M/s Hoque Industries Pvt. Ltd., M/s Hoque Mercantile Pvt. Ltd., and M/s Anant Tradecom Pvt. Ltd., have been named as defendants in the aforementioned Prosecution Complaint.

On the basis of a FIR dated 21.09.2020 filed by the CBI against Satish Kumar, Md. Enamul Haque, Md. Anarul SK, Md. Golam Mustafa, and other officials of the BSF and Indian Customs, as well as unknown others for alleged commission of a cognizable offence under Section 120B of the IPC and Sections 7, 11, and 12 of the P.C. Act, 1988, the ED launched a Based on the foregoing FIR, the ED filed a Money Laundering case on September 25, 2020. In this case, the total proceeds of crime related to the PC filed is Rs.25 crore.

So far, 24 searches have been done as part of the investigation into this PMLA issue. In this case, properties worth over 18.5 crores have been attached thus far.

In addition, the case is under investigation.