Bengal CID probes ‘fake signature’ charge in TMC MLAs’ letter of support to Shobhandeb for LoP post
CID team questions several TMC MLAs, including Nayna Banerjee and Kunal Ghosh
At the centre of the controversy is the TMC MLA from Chowringhee, Nayna Banerjee, whose signature in the support letter has come under the scanner, among others. (Image generated by AI) The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of West Bengal Police is probing the allegations of fake signatures of TMC MLAs in its letter to the Assembly Secretariat for backing Shobhandeb Chattopadhyay as the Leader of Opposition – a Cabinet Minister-rank post.
At the centre of the controversy is the TMC MLA from Chowringhee, Nayna Banerjee, whose signature in the support letter has come under the scanner, among others.
The state Assembly secretariat has filed a complaint at Kolkata’s Hare Street police station, alleging that Nayna Banerjee’s signature, which she signed after taking oath as the MLA, did not match the one in the letter of support for Shobhandeb Chattopadhyay.
In its probe, the CID has so far questioned several TMC MLAs, including Nayna Banerjee, Bolpur MLA Chandranath Sinha, Beleghata MLA Kunal Ghosh, and Canning-East MLA Baharul Islam.
On Thursday evening, a team of CID officials visited Nayna Banerjee’s Taltala residence. According to sources, the CID team included a videographer who took a photograph of her PAN card.
“I am a five-time MLA. This is insulting to me. I have informed the Leader of the Opposition about the entire matter,” she said after the CID team’s visit.
Meanwhile, Shobhandeb refused to comment on the matter. “I will not say anything on this matter without speaking to Nayana Banerjee,” he said.
According to the sources, several MLAs, whose signatures were in the letter of support to Shobhandeb for the LoP post, were not present in the Assembly that day.
As doubts were raised about the authenticity of the signatures, the Assembly Secretary filed a complaint with the police, prompting the CID to start an investigation.
Sources said that the CID is taking signatures of several MLAs to verify their authenticity.
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