New FIR Filed Against Abhishek Banerjee, Summoned for Questioning on November 20

Kolkata, November 13 (Daily Kiran) : A new FIR has been registered against Abhishek Banerjee, the national general secretary of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and a Member of Parliament, at the Girish Park police station in North Kolkata. The complaint alleges that Banerjee made derogatory comments and threatened an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer.

On Friday evening, a notice was sent to Banerjee’s residence, summoning him to appear at the Girish Park police station on November 20 at noon for questioning.

According to police sources, the case arose from a complaint by a local woman. She claims that Banerjee, who is also the nephew of former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, threatened the IPS officer and other police personnel, thereby obstructing their official duties.

The controversy stems from remarks made by a Member of Parliament from Diamond Harbour regarding state police officials last month. While the MP did not name anyone specifically, it has been noted that the Superintendent of Police for West Midnapore, Papiya Sultana, was among those mentioned.

During a public conversation captured on camera last month, Banerjee warned that names of allegedly biased police officers were being documented, and necessary actions would be taken against them in the future. He made personal comments about the West Midnapore SP, accusing her of entangling TMC leaders and workers in false cases to appease Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari.

As of now, there has been no response from Banerjee or the TMC leadership regarding the new FIR and the summons.