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CBI Raids Former SSB Officer Over Alleged Border Smuggling Racket
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News18•11-10-2026, 07:15
CBI Raids Former SSB Officer Over Alleged Border Smuggling Racket
- •The CBI has registered an FIR against former SSB Assistant Commandant Amit Kumar for allegedly taking bribes from smugglers at the India-Nepal border.
- •Amit Kumar was posted in the 20th Battalion of the SSB in Sitamarhi from 2023 to January 2026, where he misused his official position.
- •Investigations revealed suspicious transactions worth lakhs of rupees in bank accounts belonging to Kumar and his family members without any legitimate source.
- •CBI conducted raids at the officer's ancestral and private premises in Sonepat, Haryana, recovering property documents and suspicious bank passbooks.
- •Other uniformed personnel and smugglers linked to this syndicate are now on the CBI's radar for further investigation.
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Amit Kumar is accused of misusing his official position between 2023 and January 2026 while posted in Sitamarhi by forming an alliance with smugglers and accepting bribes to let them cross the India-Nepal border illegally.
During the raids at his ancestral and private premises, the CBI recovered documents related to immovable property transactions, heavy investments, chequebooks, and passbooks of suspicious bank accounts containing unexplained funds.
He was posted in the 20th Battalion of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) in Sitamarhi from 2023 to January 2026.
