Bengal Police Arrests Abhishek Banerjee's Aide as SC Rejects Pre-Arrest Bail Plea
- On Thursday, the West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department and Special Task Force arrested Sumit Roy, personal assistant to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, at his residence at 121 Kalighat Road following the Supreme Court's rejection of his anticipatory bail plea.
- Allegations involve the sale of government land in Salboni using forged documents, a case that progressed after the Calcutta High Court rejected Roy's anticipatory bail plea on August 3, 2026.
- Investigators cited suspicious financial transactions totaling Rs 15 crore, including an alleged cash deposit of Rs 71 lakh in Roy's account, which Solicitor General Tushar Mehta argued necessitated custodial interrogation.
- Officials transferred Roy to CID headquarters at Bhabani Bhaban in Alipore immediately after apprehension, where police plan to produce him before the court to seek custody for interrogation.
- Charges against Roy include cheating, forgery, and criminal conspiracy regarding the alleged illegal sale of government land in Salboni, as investigators continue tracking financial channels linked to the case.
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Bengal Police arrests Abhishek Banerjee's aide as SC rejects pre-arrest bail plea
Sumit Roy, aide to Abhishek Banerjee, was arrested by the CID. This arrest occurred after the Supreme Court denied his anticipatory bail plea. The case involves alleged multi-crore land grabbing in Salboni, West Midnapore district. Roy was taken for medical examination and is currently being interrogated by officials. He will be presented before the court on Friday for further proceedings.
Salboni Land Grab Case: SC denies bail to Abhishek Aide
NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: The Supreme Court on September 10 refused anticipatory bail to Sumit Roy, personal assistant to Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, in the alleged Salboni government land-grab case, clearing the way for his custodial interrogation after the West Bengal Government placed before the Court details of substantial cash transactions allegedly linked to him. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joyma…
Bengal CID detains Abhishek Banerjee’s aide Sumit Roy after Supreme Court rejects anticipatory bail plea in land case
The Supreme Court on September 10, 2026 rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Sumit Roy in the Salboni land scam case where West Bengal govt land was allegedly sold and the sale proceeds deposited in the party’s account
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