Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted temporary protection to Sumit Roy, executive assistant of Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, from coercive action until next Tuesday. The case was listed before Justice Tirthankar Ghosh, but the hearing was postponed as state lawyers could not attend due to the Rath Yatra. The next hearing has been scheduled for Monday, July 20.In a verbal order, Justice Ghosh said investigators cannot arrest Roy or take strict action agai…
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Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) A second FIR has been filed in South 24 Parganas district’s Diamond Harbour against Trinamool Congress general secretary and Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee and others over the ‘Sebaashray’ health camp, said the police on Sunday. This time, the Bishnupur police station has registered the FIR against Banerjee and others, based on the complaint of local BJP leader Abhijit Das (Bobby). The case has been registered under multiple sections.The list also includes Banerjee’s a…
Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) The investigators of the West Bengal Police are attempting to locate Sumit Roy, the absconding executive assistant to the Trinamool Congress general secretary and Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, by conducting extensive interrogations of Debraj Chakraborty, a former Trinamool Congress councillor who was apprehended last week in connection with a disproportionate assets (DA) caseA source within the state police said the questioning of Chakraborty is based on particular …
Kolkata, June 29 (IANS) A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the West Bengal Police to file an affidavit within four weeks in the case challenging the early morning raid and search operations at the residence of Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, on Kalighat Road in South Kolkata earlier this month.The single-judge bench of Justice Saugata Bhattacharya also directed the state police to preserve all CCTV footage …
Kolkata, June 25 (IANS) A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Thursday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Sumit Roy, the absconding executive assistant to Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee.At the same time, a single-judge bench also directed Roy to submit details of his financial transactions and bank accounts in the form of an affidavit by June 29.The bench further directed the state police to submit a detailed report on …
Kolkata, June 21 (IANS) A fresh FIR has been registered against Sumit Roy, the absconding executive assistant of Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee.In the fresh FIR registered at Debra Police Station in West Midnapore district, Roy has been accused of duping people of several lakhs of rupees by promising them jobs in the state government during the previous Mamata Banerjee-led regime.Earlier, a district court in West Midnapore district had …
Kolkata, June 13 (IANS) Both the Trinamool Congress as well as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lashed out at Sumit Roy, the absconding executive assistant of Trinamool MP and party’s General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee, accusing him of corruption and other malpractices. The reactions come after the West Bengal Police on Saturday searched multiple locations linked to Roy, including his Kolkata residence, his house in Hooghly district and his in‑laws’ home, but he remained untraceable.Speaking …
Kolkata, June 13 (IANS) Police on Saturday searched multiple locations linked to Sumit Roy, the absconding executive assistant of Trinamool Congress general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee, including his Kolkata residence, his house in Hooghly district and his in‑laws’ home, but he remained untraceable. Sumit’s mother‑in‑law is upset and angry with the police raid. She alleged that they were being deliberately disturbed as the privacy of the entire family was being violated.Accordin…
Kolkata, June 13 (IANS) A team from West Bengal’s West Midnapore conducted searches at the residence of the Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee early on Saturday to trace his executive assistant Sumit Roy.A team from Salboni police station in West Midnapore, led by a Deputy Superintendent of Police and accompanied by the central armed police forces (CAPF) personnel, arrived at the residence of Abhishek Banerjee, the nephew of former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, at Kalighat …
Kolkata, June 13 (IANS) A team from West Bengal’s West Midnapore conducted searches at the residence of the Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee early on Saturday to trace his executive assistant Sumit Roy.A team from Salboni police station in West Midnapore, led by a Deputy Superintendent of Police and accompanied by the central armed police forces (CAPF) personnel, arrived at the residence of Abhishek Banerjee, the nephew of former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, at Kalighat …