TMC Pre-Planned Chaos During Calcutta HC's I-PAC Hearing? ED Reveals Explosive WhatsApp Chats

Kolkata: Republic TV has accessed explosive evidence that purportedly showed how the Trinamool Congress (TMC) pre-planned a chaos at the Calcutta High Court in order to hamper court hearing over Enforcement Directorate's raids against political consultancy firm I-PAC. The evidence showed WhatsApp chats allegedly sent by the legal cell of Trinamool Congress (TMC) asking legal officers and party supporters to mobilise outside the court to create chaos and disrupt proceedings.

The WhatsApp chats were submitted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) before the Supreme Court. The messages, sent to a group chat, purportedly read, “Today, 9/01/2026, court number 5, item number 10, please come everyone.” It further read, “At 1 pm today, there will be a gathering at B Gate. Everyone is requested to come. We will be going to the rally of Hon’ble Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Bus and vehicles have been arranged.”

After the messages were sent on the group, a massive ruckus was witnessed at the court, following which the hearing had to be adjourned.

The case pertains to ED's raids at multiple locations in Kolkata, including the office of political consultancy firm I-PAC and the residence of its co-founder Pratik Jain. During the raids, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her aides allegedly tampered with evidence at the premises. The ED said in a statement, “Proceedings were being conducted in a peaceful and professional manner, till the arrival of West Bengal Chief Minister, Ms. Mamata Banerjee along with large number of police officials. Ms. Banerjee entered the residential premises of Prateek Jain, and took away key evidence including physical documents and electronic devices. The CM's convoy then proceeded to I-PAC's office premises, from where Ms. Banerjee, her aides, and the state police personnel forcibly removed physical documents and electronic evidence.”

During the raids, CM Mamata Banerjee arrived at the residence of Jain and left the premises with hard disk and documents.

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