Mamata’s party files police complaint over alleged ‘knife attack attempt’ on former CM near her home
Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was allegedly targeted in a knife attack attempt while visiting a Durga Puja pandal. Her party, the All India Trinamool Congress, has filed a police complaint, citing security concerns and potential political conspiracy.
Why it matters
The incident highlights ongoing political volatility and security challenges for high-profile political figures in West Bengal.
A woman tried to attack former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee outside her residence in Kalighat on Tuesday (October 13, 2026), leaders of the Mamata All India Trinamool Congress said and filed a police complaint.
Rajya Sabha MP Dola Sen, who sent an e -mail to the Officer-in-Charge of Kalighat Police Station, claimed that the woman who tried to attack was “reportedly a civic police volunteer and a drug addict presently [and] came up with a violent mode and attacked Mamata Banerjee with a knife”.
The complaint said that the “woman was hurling abusing language in an intoxicated manner” and even lied down on the road. Mr. Sen in her complaint said that it was concerning that the attacker could approach a Z-plus category security protectee and raised questions about larger conspiracy. There were no reports of any injuries to the former Chief Minister.
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