Look Out Circular Issued Against Abhishek Banerjee's PA Sumit Roy In Land-Grabbing Case

Kolkata: A look out circular (LOC) has been issued against Sumit Roy, the personal assistant of TMC National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee, in a land-grabbing case in West Bengal. The look out circular has been issued by the Shalboni Police Station.

Roy, who is presently absconding, had earlier approached the Calcutta High Court seeking interim bail in the case. This came after an arrest warrant was issued against him by the Paschim Medinipur district.

Last week,, police had raided the residence of Abhishek Banerjee while looking for Sumit Roy. According to reports, Roy's mobile tower location has been tracked to Banerjee’s residence. However, despite hours of intensive search, Riy was not found by the police.

Former TMC MLA Sujoy Hazra is also said to be involved in the case.

Earlier, Abhishek Banerjee reached the office of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning in connection with the alleged multi-crore Primary Teachers Recruitment scam in West Bengal.

Following his ED appearance, he said, “I was questioned for 8 to 8.5 hours yesterday and for 11 hours today. This is a 2023 case, and I have appeared before the agency 10 to 12 times. I won't comment on whether there is political pressure. The less said about the BJP, the better. On one side, they break our party and indulge in post-poll violence. Even if you slit my throat, I won’t back down. I will appear before the agency if they summon me in the future.”