Sumit Roy and Abhishek Banerjee (file photo)
New Delhi. Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee's PA Sumit Roy has been detained and arrested by CID. The CID team caught Sumit Roy from Abhishek Banerjee's Kolkata residence and took him with them. He is accused of forcibly occupying the land of people by threatening them in Salboni area of Paschim Medinipur district. The CID picked up Sumit Roy shortly after the Supreme Court rejected his anticipatory bail plea. Sumit Roy had filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the August 3 order of the Calcutta High Court.
Kolkata, West Bengal: Bengal CID arrested Sumit Roy, PA to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, in connection with a Jhargram land scam after the Supreme Court denied him anticipatory bail today. He was arrested from Abhishek Banerjee's residence by a joint team of CID and Bengal STF. pic.twitter.com/1LpYPuw5Bl
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The Calcutta High Court had rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Sumit Roy, after which he was in danger of arrest. While hearing this case, the Supreme Court had stayed the arrest of Sumit Roy on August 6 and directed him to cooperate in the investigation. But the apex court today rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Sumit Roy and also withdrew its order staying the arrest. As soon as the decision of the apex court came, the CID team became active and took Sumit Roy into custody.
CID will now interrogate Sumit Roy after which new revelations may be made related to this case. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the West Bengal government in the Supreme Court, said that it is necessary to interrogate Sumit Roy in custodial custody because during the investigation he avoided answering many questions. SG Tushar Mehta told in the Supreme Court that it has come to light that a huge amount of money has been deposited in the bank account of Sumit Roy. Information about transactions worth about Rs 15 crore has come to light.