West Bengal MLAs Signature Forgery Case: Abhishek Banerjee Appears Before CID
The high court granted him interim protection as investigators questioned him over allegations that signatures on a party letter were forged, officials said.
- On Thursday, June 11, Trinamool Congress national General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee appeared before the West Bengal Crime Investigation Department at Bhabani Bhaban following a High Court order granting him interim protection from arrest.
- Allegations of forged signatures on a resolution letter submitted to the West Bengal Assembly Speaker triggered the investigation, which centered on appointing Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay as Leader of Opposition, Asima Patra and Nayna Bandyopadhyay as Deputy LoP, and Firhad Hakim as Chief Whip.
- TMC MLAs Ritabrata Banerjee and Sandipan Saha alleged the resolution was "manufactured and fabricated," citing 14 signatures in block letters despite claims that 70 MLAs attended the May 6 meeting. The CID recorded statements from 13 MLAs whose signatures appeared in block letters.
- Banerjee underwent nearly 5.5 hours of interrogation at the Alipore headquarters, while chaotic airport scenes saw crowds shouting "signature chor" slogans at the TMC leader upon his arrival.
- The High Court granted Banerjee three weeks of interim protection from coercive action, contingent on his full cooperation, while mandating the CID issue at least 48 hours' notice for any future summons.
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TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee Asked To Appear Before CID On June 14 In Forged Signature Case
Kolkata, June 12 (IANS) Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, has been asked to appear before the CID again in the MLAs' signature mismatch case on June 14, said officials on Friday. He was grilled for almost six hours and released a little before midnight on Thursday at the headquarters of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in South Kolkata. Abhishek Banerjee, also the nephew of the f…
CID Questions TMC's Abhishek Banerjee For 6 Hours In Signature Forgery Case
Abhishek Banerjee reached the CID headquarters at around 5.50 pm after the Calcutta High Court granted him interim protection from any coercive action, and left the office at around 11.30 pm.
West Bengal: Abhishek Banerjee questioned for nearly 5.5 hours by CID in signature forgery case
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee was interrogated by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for nearly 5.5 hours in connection with a signature forgery case at Bhabani Bhawan, the agency's headquarters in Kolkata's Alipore area.
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