3 weeks ago
Red Corner notice issued against absconding stone quarry owner
In India, there is a man named Tulu Mondal who owns a stone quarry.
The police think he did something very wrong with money while an old government was in charge.
They say he may have taken about Rs 3,000 crore of government money over five years.
But the police cannot find him anywhere, so they asked a court for a special worldwide search warrant called a Red Corner notice.
A court said yes, and told Mr. Mondal to come to court by Friday, August 14.
If he does not show up, he will officially be called a 'proclaimed offender,' and his property could be taken away.
Police also found a huge amount of cash and about 15 kg of gold at the house of one of his relatives.
The relative and two other people have been arrested and are being questioned.
Some people say the police should also question the government officials who were in charge back then, not just Mr. Mondal and his friends.
A Red Corner notice has been issued against absconding Birbhum stone quarry owner Tulu Mondal over alleged corruption during the previous Trinamool Congress government era.
The notice was approved by the Suri court in Birbhum district on Tuesday after the government filed an application on Monday.
Mondal has been given until Friday, August 14 to appear in court, or he will be declared a proclaimed offender.
Police recovered Rs 28.5 crore in cash and about 15 kg of gold from the house of his relative Minar Mondal in Deucha village.
Three others — Ripon Mondal, Sheikh Riazul Islam and Sheikh Noor Alam — have been arrested in connection with the stone syndicate.
- Who
- Tulu Mondal, a Birbhum-based stone quarry owner accused of corruption, along with police investigators and the courts
- What
- Issuance of a Red Corner notice against Mondal for alleged corruption and the theft of about Rs 3,000 crore in revenue over five years
- Where
- Birbhum district (including the Suri court and Deucha village) and Ausgram in East Burdwan district
- When
- Court approval came on Tuesday; Mondal must appear by Friday, August 14
- Why
- Mondal is absconding and wanted for questioning over alleged corruption during the previous Trinamool Congress government era
Prosecution
Defense
Scope of the investigation
Prosecution
The prosecution says Tulu Mondal and the arrested men are linked to a stone syndicate that stole about Rs 3,000 crore in revenue, and those named should be held in custody and questioned.
Defense
The defense lawyer Rafaul Haque argues that only his clients are being implicated and that officials who held administrative positions during that period should also be investigated.
Key facts
- Accused
- Tulu Mondal, Birbhum-based stone quarry owner
- Allegation
- Corruption during the previous Trinamool Congress government era
- Alleged stolen revenue
- About Rs 3,000 crore over five years
- Cash recovered
- Rs 28.5 crore from relative Minar Mondal's house in Deucha
- Gold recovered
- About 15 kg
- Deadline to appear
- Friday, August 14
- Notice approved by
- Suri court, Birbhum district (Tuesday)
- Arrested so far
- Ripon Mondal, Sheikh Riazul Islam, Sheikh Noor Alam
Quotes
Public prosecutor Bibhas Chatterjee
Public prosecutor at Suri court
“Mondal has been given time to appear in court by Friday, August 14”
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