CBI Books Ex‑SSB Assistant Commandant Over Alleged Indo‑Nepal Smuggling Nexus

The CBI says the probe will examine alleged collusion with Raxaul smugglers to trace suspicious bank deposits in the officer’s and relatives’ accounts.

Overview

The Central Bureau of Investigation registered an FIR and carried out searches on Monday to open a central probe into a former Sashastra Seema Bal assistant commandant named Amit for alleged role in cross‑border smuggling.
The FIR alleges Amit, while posted with the SSB 20th Battalion in Sitamarhi from March 2023 to January 2026, forged a nexus with smugglers in Raxaul to enable large‑scale operations through the Bhangaha border outpost.
Investigators say the case points to undue benefits paid by smugglers and cite several suspicious transactions and sizable cash deposits across multiple bank accounts held by the officer and his family members.
The CBI has invoked provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Prevention of Corruption Act in the FIR, which makes the matter a criminal and anti‑corruption inquiry rather than a concluded finding of guilt.
The case raises questions about vulnerabilities on the India–Nepal frontier where informal trade and porous crossings can be exploited and could prompt tighter oversight of SSB postings and border outpost controls.