Kolkata CID Questions TMC Leaders in MLA Signature Forgery Investigation

PTI, June 14, 2026, Kolkata : The West Bengal CID on Sunday conducted marathon questioning of Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and party MLA Kunal Ghosh in Kolkata in connection with its ongoing probe into the alleged forgery of MLAs' signatures on documents related to the appointment of the Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly, an officer said.

Banerjee, who reached the CID office at Bhawani Bhawan in the morning for a second round of questioning in the case, was made to sit face-to-face with Ghosh during the questioning, the Beleghata MLA claimed after emerging from the CID office.

"I have answered all their questions. I have cooperated with their investigation," Ghosh told reporters after an almost four-hour grilling session at the CID office.

On whether there was any interrogation session when he was questioned along with the party's Diamond Harbour MP, Ghosh replied in the affirmative.

The interrogation of Banerjee, however, continued for more than seven-and-a-half hours.

According to a well-placed source, the CID officers first questioned both Banerjee and Ghosh separately and then brought them together.

"The interrogation sessions have been documented. Questions were asked on the days the meeting took place (on May 19). Questions on who all were present, who signed the resolution, were also asked," the officer said.

The sleuths were reportedly not satisfied with some of the replies given by the Diamond Harbour MP during his questioning last week, and he was therefore summoned again.

Incidentally, during the earlier grilling, Banerjee was repeatedly asked about the details of the meeting where the "resolution was signed".