A new FIR has been registered against Trinamool Congress National general secretary Abhishek Banerjee in connection with a 2018 attack on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader.
The complainant, Abhijit Das, was fielded by the BJP against Banerjee in the 2014 and 2024 Lok Sabha elections, but lost by a margin of 7,10,930 votes.
Das alleged that he and others were attacked by goons backed by Banerjee on December 21, 2018, and that he has been seeking justice ever since.
TMC leaders have not commented on the matter, but police have confirmed that an FIR has been registered and an investigation is underway.
Banerjee is already facing summons in a signature forgery case and was recently searched by police in connection with the case.
