The Delhi Police on Monday served a notice to former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee seeking her statement as a “victim and witness” in a 2013 case against rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) lawmaker Ritabrata Banerjee, accusing him of heckling then finance minister Amit Mitra during a protest in the national Capital, officers aware of the development said.
The Delhi Police arrested Ritabrata Banerjee and five others. Ritabrata did not comment on the notice till the time of print. Our party is not a part of any of this…”
State BJP chief spokesperson Debjit Sarkar said, “This matter concerns the TMC and the Delhi Police.
“The case was registered based on the complaint filed by the then resident commissioner of West Bengal in Delhi. Since the court observed that the statements of the victims and witnesses should be recorded, we have issued a notice to the former CM to record her statement as a victim and witness. She is not an accused in the case,” the officer added. Mamata Banerjee was also present at the scene.
On April 9, 2013, SFI activists led by its then national general secretary Ritabrata Banerjee gheraoed West Bengal and finance minister Amit Mitra outside the Planning Commission of India building in New Delhi and allegedly tore his kurta during a snap demonstration protesting an SFI leader’s death in Bengal.
“A notice has been given to Mamata Banerjee to record her statement as a victim and witness and not as an accused in a 2013 case pertaining to the alleged heckling and manhandling of Banerjee and Amit Mitra,” the officer said. A senior Delhi police officer, on conditions of anonymity, said the notice was served by a team that visited Mamata Banerjee’s Kolkata residence on Monday.
