Major drama unfolded in Kolkata when West Bengal police, along with central forces, reached Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee’s residence at 2 am in the night to conduct searches reportedly while looking for his personal assistant Sumit Roy in a fraud case.
The late-night surprise for Abhishek prompted former West Bengal chief minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee to rush to her nephew’s Kalighat home.
The search reportedly lasted for hours and Mamata stayed there till the police concluded the search.
Police sources told news agency PTI that Roy’s location was last tracked to Abhishek’s Kalighat residence, leading to the prompt action.
However, the TMC alleged that a lock was broken and the police entered the premises to carry out the search.
According to officials, they had to wait outside Abhishek’s residence for around four hours after they did not receive any response despite knocking on his doors repeatedly.
However, the police refused to comment on the evidence they were seeking and to provide more details of the case.
Abhishek Banerjee faces scrutiny, one after another, as he has been in the radar of several probe agencies.
