West Bengal police search Abhishek Banerjee’s Kolkata residence
Police said the search was tied to a financial fraud probe and lasted more than four hours, while officers looked for his personal assistant.
- On Saturday, police and central forces conducted a pre-dawn raid at TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee's Kolkata residence in connection with an alleged financial fraud case, beginning shortly after 3 a.m. and continuing for more than four hours.
- The operation, led by Salboni Police from Paschim Medinipur, sought Banerjee's personal assistant Sumit in connection with an ongoing financial fraud investigation involving money transfers to his account.
- Officers arrived to find the residence gates locked; police eventually used a gas cutter to force entry. Former chief minister Mamata Banerjee rushed to the scene, reportedly saying, "What's going on here."
- Police departed by 8 a.m. without reporting any seizures. Abhishek alleged that personnel "broke the lock and searched the entire house," triggering sharp TMC criticism over the forced entry.
- The raid intensifies political tensions amid concurrent probes by West Bengal CID and the Enforcement Directorate, which has summoned Banerjee for questioning on June 15 regarding recruitment irregularities.
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