Delhi Police seeks Mamata's statement in 2013 case against TMC lawmaker

The Delhi Police on Monday issued a notice to Mamata Banerjee requesting her statement in connection with a 2013 case filed against TMC lawmaker Ritabrata Banerjee. According to police officials, the case centres on allegations that Ritabrata Banerjee heckled then West Bengal finance minister Amit Mitra during a protest demonstration held in Delhi.

The notice designates Mamata Banerjee as both a victim and witness in the matter, seeking her account of the alleged incident. Ritabrata Banerjee, who later emerged as a rebel faction leader within the Trinamool Congress, was named as the accused in the original complaint filed over a decade ago.

The development marks a fresh legal complication for the former chief minister, who has faced several legal challenges in recent years. The summoning of Mamata Banerjee in connection with the 2013 case suggests that investigators are revisiting details from the alleged protest incident that took place during her tenure as West Bengal's chief minister.

Details regarding the exact nature of the heckling incident and the circumstances surrounding the original complaint remained limited. Police authorities indicated that the statement from Mamata Banerjee would be crucial in establishing the sequence of events from the 2013 incident.