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{{short description|Indian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Anubrata Mondal
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|4|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bolpur]], [[Birbhum district]], [[West Bengal]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| profession = [[Politician]]
| party = [[All India Trinamool Congress]]
| office = [[Trinamool Congress|President of Birbhum District Trinamool Congress]]
| term_start = 2009
| term_end = 2025
| office1 = [[Trinamool Congress|Convenor of Core Committee of Birbhum District Trinamool Congress]]
| term_start1 = 2025
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}}
'''Anubrata Mondal'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://najarbandi.in/tag/anubrata-mondal/|title=Anubrata Mondal Archives » Najarbandi : Best Bengali News Paper, Read Latest Bengali News Headlines, Kolkata 24X7, বাংলা খবর|website=najarbandi.in}}</ref> (born 1 April 1960), also known as '''Kesto Mondal''', is an Indian [[politician]] from West Bengal, who belongs to [[All India Trinamool Congress]]. He is known to be a close aide of [[Chief Minister of West Bengal]], [[Mamata Banerjee]]. He is currently serving as [[All India Trinamool Congress|President of Birbhum District Trinamool Congress]] after getting [[bail]] for cattle case from [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] and [[Enforcement Directorate]] in lack of evidence from [[Tihar Jail]].<ref>{{cite web |date=11 August 2022|title=Who is Anubrata Mondal, a close aide of Mamata Banerjee now bailed from CBI custody ?|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/who-is-anubrata-mondal-a-close-aide-of-mamata-banerjee-now-in-cbi-net-101660226028759.html|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=11 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=11 August 2022|title=Anubrata Mondal: Bengal's 'Bahubali' politician and trusted aide of Mamata Banerjee|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/who-is-anubrata-mondal-west-bengal-bahubali-politician-trusted-aide-of-mamata-banerjee-tmc-cattle-smuggling-case-latest-updates-2022-08-11-799272|work=[[India TV]]|access-date=12 August 2022}}</ref> The [[National Investigation Agency]] also tried to nab him on national treasure (coal, sand, etc.) smuggling but failed. Due to this his daughter Sukanya Mondal had also spent 16 months in [[Tihar Prisons|Tihar]] but nothing could be proven and she was bailed out.

==Controversies==
On 11 August 2022, he was arrested by [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] after interrogation in West Bengal for [[2022 West Bengal cow smuggling scam|smuggling cows]]. The Central Investigation Agency claims that apart from the ₹48.06 crore, they have found property worth ₹29 crore 50 lakh from cow smuggling since last December.{{Vague|reason=Not clear what this sentence is trying to say. How much is the total figure and the division between money and other "property".|date=August 2025}} So far, the [[Enforcement Directorate|ED]] has found property worth 77.56 crore rupees gained from cow smuggling money.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/trinamools-birbhum-strongman-anubrata-mondal-arrested-by-cbi-in-cattle-smuggling-case-3245774|title=Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal arrested by CBI in cattle smuggling scam|work=[[NDTV]]|date=11 August 2022|access-date=11 August 2022}}</ref> On 12 August 2022, he was brought to [[Kolkata]] from [[Asansol]] after presenting him in the court.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/west-bengal-cbi-arrests-trinamool-congress-birbhum-president-anubrata-mandal-gets-10-days-custody/articleshow/93509634.cms|title=TMC Leader Anubrata Mondal brought to Kolkata, after arrest by CBI|date=12 August 2022|access-date=12 August 2022|work=[[The Times Of India]]}}</ref> On 7 March 2023, the ED took him to [[Delhi]] for interrogation. Anubrata was sent to [[Tihar Prisons|Tihar Jail]] on 21 March 2023. He was bailed on 30 july 2024.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/trinamul-congress-leader-anubrata-mondal-in-tihar-jail-till-april-3/cid/1924054|title=Anubrata Mondal in Tihar jail till April 3 over cattle smuggling case|website=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]]}}</ref>

On 30 May 2025, an [https://najarbandi.in/cbi-in-action-due-to-anubrata-mondal-not-arrested-despite-police-fir/ audio conversation] between Anubrata Mondal and Bolpur Police Station IC Liton Halder has been leaked,<ref>{{Cite web |title=A TMC Leader's Rape Threats Contribute to the Sustained Misogyny in Bengal Politics |url=https://thewire.in/women/anubrata-mondal-women-politicians-rape-sexual-abuse-threats |access-date=2025-11-21 |website=The Wire |language=en}}</ref> in which he is heard attacking the police officer, making abusive remarks to the officer’s wife and mother in clearly [https://najarbandi.in/anubrata-was-questioned-for-two-hours/ inaudible language].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Singh |first=Shiv Sahay |date=2025-06-05 |title=Trinamool leader Anubrata Mondal appears before police; NCW seeks report on 'abusive' audio |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/west-bengal/trinamool-leader-anubrata-mondal-appears-before-police-ncw-seeks-report-on-abusive-audio/article69661848.ece |access-date=2025-11-21 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Anubrata initially denied the authenticity of the audio, but later practically admitted it in a letter sent to the party's state president. On 31 May 2025, a letter written by Mondal has become a subject of [https://najarbandi.in/apology-letter-of-tm-leader-anubrata-mondal/ mockery]. Though the intention was to apologise to police officials, [https://najarbandi.in/apology-letter-of-tm-leader-anubrata-mondal/ the language and spelling] used in the letter have turned it into a laughingstock. Linguists have remarked that such a distortion of the Bengali language is rarely seen.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-05-31 |title=West Bengal: TMC leader Anubrata Mondal says sorry in 40 minutes after party fire over 'abuse' audio |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/anubrata-says-sorry-in-40-mins-after-party-fire-over-abuse-audio/articleshow/121525401.cms |access-date=2025-11-21 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

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Digitechroshni at 10:32, 7 May 2026