Kolkata:
Border Security Force (BSF) commandant Satish Kumar was arrested by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today for his alleged involvement in a cattle smuggling racket operating at the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal, a source in the investigating agency told news agency PTI.
He was summoned for questioning this afternoon by the CBI.
After a marathon questioning which went on for hours, the officials decided to arrest him.
"Satish Kumar has been arrested. He will be produced before a court tomorrow," the CBI source said.
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