Bengal CID detains Abhishek Banerjee’s aide Sumit Roy after Supreme Court rejects anticipatory bail plea in land case
The West Bengal CID has detained Sumit Roy, a personal assistant to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, following the Supreme Court's rejection of his anticipatory bail plea. The detention is linked to an ongoing investigation into an alleged government land fraud case in Salboni.
Why it matters
This represents a significant legal development in a high-profile political corruption case involving influential figures in West Bengal.
The West Bengal CID on Thursday (September 10, 2026) detained TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s personal assistant Sumit Roy, soon after the Supreme Court refused his anticipatory bail prayer in a land scam case, officials said.
Mr. Roy was picked up by CID officers from Mr. Banerjee’s Kalighat residence here in connection with alleged illegal sale of government land in Salboni, they said.
The TMC MP’s aide had been summoned to the State CID headquarters on several occasions in the past regarding the case, after the Supreme Court earlier stayed his arrest and directed him to cooperate with the investigation.
Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Mr. Roy.
A Bench comprising Chief justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana also vacated its earlier order of August 6 by which it had stayed the arrest of Mr. Roy.
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