Trinamool Congress faces ₹440 crore bank freeze and aide fraud probe

West Bengal police have placed a debit freeze on three Trinamool Congress (TMC) bank accounts holding roughly ₹440 crore, halting all withdrawals and outward transactions. The action follows complaints lodged by ten rebel MLAs aligned with Leader of Opposition Ritabrata Banerjee, who alleged the funds may stem from illegal activities such as cut‑money collections, diversion of public money or other scams. The freeze unfolds amid an internal power struggle between factions led by former minister Aroop Biswas and the Banerjee camp, with Subhasish Chakraborty recently appointed as the party treasurer.

In a parallel development, a fresh FIR was filed against Sumit Roy, the former executive assistant of TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee. Roy is accused of fraud, forgery and a job‑for‑money scam that duped individuals of large sums by promising state‑government positions. He is currently absconding, with a police lookout notice issued and raids conducted at Banerjee’s Kolkata residence in an effort to locate him. Both investigations highlight escalating legal and financial challenges confronting the TMC following its recent electoral defeat.