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Trinamool Congress financial and land scam allegations

Overview

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has faced a series of legal and financial allegations in West Bengal. Initially, the party’s Leader of the Opposition, Ritabrata Banerjee, alleged a scandal involving the transfer of approximately 30 crore rupees from party accounts to a company named ‘Leaps and Bounds’, which is reportedly linked to Abhishek Banerjee. Abhishek Banerjee denied these claims, accusing the BJP government of political harassment. Following these developments, legal scrutiny expanded to include an alleged multi-crore land-grabbing scam in Salboni, West Midnapore district. Sumit Roy, a personal assistant to Abhishek Banerjee, was remanded to eight days of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) custody after the Supreme Court dismissed his anticipatory bail plea. Roy is accused of involvement in the illegal sale of government land through forged deeds, with allegations that the proceeds were deposited into TMC accounts. In recent court proceedings, the CID informed a district court in West Midnapore that Roy allegedly deposited approximately Rs 7 crore into a West Bengal Trinamool Youth Congress account at a Kolkata public sector bank between 2018 and 2021. Roy, who was arrested alongside former legislator Sujoy Hazra, stated during proceedings that T. Ghosh, identified as the MP’s treasurer, provided the funds for deposit following instructions from Abhishek Banerjee. While Roy denied receiving money directly from the land scam, he admitted to visiting Salboni multiple times on party instructions. The court has granted five days of CID custody for further interrogation. Investigations into Roy have since expanded. West Bengal police are investigating allegations that Roy used multiple SIM cards registered to various individuals in the Kalighat area of south Kolkata to conduct financial transactions, potentially via UPI. Additionally, Roy is implicated in alleged corruption related to the sand business.

Entities

Trinamool Congress · Abhishek Banerjee · Sumit Roy · Leaps and Bounds · West Bengal Police

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 2 sources
    West Bengal police probe aide of Abhishek Banerjee in land-grabbing case

    West Bengal police are investigating Sumit Roy, aide to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, for alleged land-grabbing and the use of unauthorized SIM cards for financial transactions.

  2. [CRIME] 7 sources
    Sumit Roy, aide to Abhishek Banerjee, remanded to CID custody

    Sumit Roy, aide to TMC's Abhishek Banerjee, has been remanded to eight days of CID custody following his arrest in an alleged multi-crore land-grabbing scam in West Bengal.

  3. [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Trinamool Congress faces allegations of 30 crore rupee fund transfer

    West Bengal opposition leader Ritabrata Banerjee has alleged that TMC funds worth 30 crore rupees were transferred to a company linked to Abhishek Banerjee.

Sources

barandbench.com · bhaskarlive.in · english.mathrubhumi.com · newindianexpress.com · news18.com · newsable.asianetnews.com · punjabkesari.com · samacharnama.com · socialnews.xyz · udaipurkiran.com · yespunjab.com

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