ED seeks fugitive tag for former TMC youth wing leader Vinay Mishra
Mishra fled India in 2020 and later acquired citizenship of Vanuatu, a Pacific island nation.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has sought a court order declaring former Trinamool Congress (TMC) youth wing leader Vinay Mishra a fugitive economic offender (FEO) for alleged coal and cattle smuggling cases in West Bengal. Mishra, who fled India in 2020 and obtained Vanuatu citizenship, is accused of receiving ₹730 crore in 2021 from his brother Vikas Mishra regarding illegal coal mining, and is also under investigation for a 2020 money laundering case linked to cattle smuggling.
If the court approves the ED's request, Mishra will be among high-profile economic offenders like Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya, and Sanjay Bhandari, who have been declared fugitives and have their assets confiscated.
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