Five people were arrested and two were detained by police during night raids for allegedly harassing and manhandling Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee in Sonarpur district of South 24 Parganas on Saturday afternoon, police said. TMC Secretary General Abhishek Banerjee wears a helmet after stones and eggs were pelted at him during his visit to meet families of victims of post-election violence, in Sonarpur, West Bengal. (PTI) "Seven people were arrested based on security camera and news footage of the mob attack on Banerjee. Five of them were arrested after being interrogated," a police officer said, requesting anonymity.

The men allegedly pushed and beat the TMC member even as security personnel tried to protect him. Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was allegedly manhandled on Saturday afternoon by dozens of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers, including women, in Sonarpur in South 24 Parganas. TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee wears a helmet after being pelted with stones, shoes and eggs while visiting families of victims of post-election violence, in Sonarpur, West Bengal, Saturday, May 30, 2026. (PTI) The men allegedly pushed and beat the TMC member even as security personnel tried to protect him.

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday summoned Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee to appear before the agency on June 15 in connection with a money laundering probe linked to irregularities in the West Bengal primary teacher recruitment case, people aware of the developments said. TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee shows his broken glasses to the media after being subjected to violence by unidentified persons during a visit to Sonarpur to meet families of victims of post-election violence, in Sonarpur on Saturday. (Annie Gram video) The summons, which requires the former chief minister's nephew to report to the Kolkata district office of the DG, were served at Banerjee's Kalighat district residence.

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In a separate incident on Sunday, TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee alleged that he was attacked near Chanditala Police Station in Hooghly district.

The Trinamool Congress alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party workers were behind the attack.

In a separate incident on Sunday, TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee alleged that he was attacked near Chanditala Police Station in Hooghly district.

A young man was killed after being allegedly stabbed by his neighbour following an altercation over playing music at a Kali Puja pandal in Sonarpur in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, police said on Thursday.

A young man was killed after being allegedly stabbed by his neighbour following an altercation over playing music at a Kali Puja pandal in Sonarpur in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, police...

Kolkata, June 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, on Saturday, issued a statement rubbishing claims that surfaced last week about him allegedly seeking security cover of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) for himself after the assault by an angry mob at Sonarpur in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on the afternoon of May 30. Information about Abhishek Banerjee allegedly seeking CAPF security cover surfaced last week, after the expelled Trinamool Congress legislator, Ritabrata Banerjee, who is now the leader of the official block of Trinamool Congress’ legislative party in the state Assembly and also the official Leader of the Opposition, referred to this issue while speaking to media persons last week.

Kolkata, May 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) After six people were arrested in connection with the attack and harassment of Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee in Sonarpur, the party on Sunday claimed that the police action was merely a formality and alleged that the actual perpetrators were linked to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The party also raised concerns over the security arrangements available to Banerjee, questioning whether the central security cover provided to a sitting Member of Parliament would continue to accompany him in such situations. Reacting to the arrests, Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy alleged that those arrested were not the principal accused behind the incident and accused the authorities of failing to act against the alleged masterminds.

Kolkata, May 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Six people have been arrested in connection with the attack and harassment of Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee in Sonarpur in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, the police said on Sunday. Banerjee was heckled and attacked when he went to the family of a deceased Trinamool worker in Sonarpur on Saturday. He faced public outrage on the way, with some people throwing eggs and brick fragments at him while 'thief' slogans were also raised by a section of protesters. The Trinamool leader, who is the nephew of former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, had to face harassment while walking to the house of the Trinamool worker, and some of the protesters heckled him and tried to punch him even as he was being protected by his security personnel.

Kolkata, May 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said on Saturday that the attack on Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party's Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee was the result of "public anger and resentment" towards the previous ruling party in West Bengal. Abhishek Banerjee was severely heckled on Saturday after he reached Sonarpur in South 24 Paragans district of West Bengal to meet a party worker who reportedly became a victim of post-poll violence after May 4, when the results of the recently concluded state Assembly elections were announced.

Kolkata, May 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party's Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, who was heckled and assaulted at Sonarpur in South 24 Paragans district of West Bengal on Saturday, had been admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata after he was escorted out of Sonarpur and brought back to the state capital Kolkata. After reaching the hospital, Abhishek Banerjee was seen sitting in a wheelchair. He entered the hospital while sitting in a wheelchair. After receiving news about attack on her nephew Abhishek Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress supremo and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also reached the Eastern Metropolitical hospital and went straight to the emergency unit of the hospital where Abhishek Banerjee is reportedly undergoing the check-up by a team of doctors.

Kolkata, May 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The leaders of all the political parties in West Bengal on Saturday condemned the heckling and physical assault of Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party's Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, at Sonarpur in South 24 Paragans district earlier in the day. However, while describing the incident as unfortunate, the leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the CPI-M reminded of the arrogant and provocative public speeches by Abhishek Banerjee at a number of campaign rallies before the recently concluded West Bengal Assembly elections, for which an FIR has already been registered against him.

Kolkata, May 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee was severely heckled on Saturday after he reached Sonarpur in South 24 Paragans district of West Bengal to meet a party worker who reportedly became a victim of post-poll violence after May 4, when the results of the recently concluded West Bengal Assembly elections were announced. On Saturday afternoon, soon after he received a notice from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for interrogation at his residence at Kalighat Road in South Kolkata, Banerjee started for Sonarpur from that residence.

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