Archive · 11 Aug 2026
Abhishek Banerjee's Diamond Harbour Model fades amid health camp FIRs
A man named Abhishek Banerjee, a very famous leader in India, started free health camps to help sick people.
The camps gave free doctor visits, medicine, and even operations.
Many people thought this was wonderful and called it the 'Diamond Harbour Model'.
But later, some people said the camps made them sicker instead of better.
One woman said she lost her leg after going to a camp for knee pain.
Another family said their little girl lost her arm after being treated at a camp.
The police are now looking into these complaints.
The new government also says the camps used old medicines and let students act like doctors.
Mr. Banerjee says the complaints are not true and are just people trying to hurt his reputation.
He says he will fight the cases in court.
Abhishek Banerjee's Sebaashray health camps in Diamond Harbour face multiple police complaints and FIRs alleging medical malpractice and irregularities.
The first case, filed on July 4 by BJP leader Abhijit Das, names Banerjee as Accused No. 1 on charges including cheating, forgery and endangering lives.
Complainants allege camp treatments led to amputations, including Malati Biswas losing her leg and toddler Kriti Manna losing her right arm.
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari told the Assembly of four irregularities: improper treatment, unlicensed machines, medical students treating patients, and expired medicines.
Banerjee denies the charges as 'politically motivated' and says he will fight the cases legally.
A resort firm, Eco Creek, filed an FIR alleging extortion by 'Team Abhishek Banerjee', claiming losses of Rs 20-25 lakh.
- Who
- Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamool Congress MP, and the organisers of his Sebaashray health camps
- What
- Sebaashray camps face FIRs alleging medical malpractice, expired medicines, unauthorized equipment and extortion; Banerjee denies the charges
- When
- Complaints were filed from July 4 onwards, after the scheme's first phase launched on January 2, 2025
- Where
- Diamond Harbour constituency in South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, including camps in Falta, Pailan and Bishnupur
- Why
- Complainants say camp treatments caused serious harm such as amputations, while the state government alleges large-scale irregularities
Sebaashray backers
Complainants and the BJP-led state government
Was Sebaashray a success or a scam?
Sebaashray backers
The TMC describes Sebaashray as a first-of-its-kind community scheme that redefined access to healthcare and transformed the lives of lakhs of people, from restoring vision among elderly residents to providing life-saving surgeries for children.
Complainants and the BJP-led state government
Complainants and the BJP call it 'a big scam', citing improper treatment leading to amputations, expired medicines, unlicensed machines, and prescriptions made out by medical students without MBBS degrees.
Quality of medical care at the camps
Sebaashray backers
The scheme provided free doctor consultations, diagnostic tests, medicines and major surgeries as 'doorstep help' across Diamond Harbour.
Complainants and the BJP-led state government
Malati Biswas says she lost her leg after knee-pain treatment, and the Mannas say their toddler Kriti's right arm had to be amputated after treatment, blaming the camps.
Political motivation behind the cases
Sebaashray backers
Banerjee calls the FIRs 'politically motivated', saying the BJP government spends more time registering cases against him than delivering benefits to people who need them.
Complainants and the BJP-led state government
The Eco Creek complaint says the accused are 'influential' and complainants waited until the TMC was out of power; the government says every complaint from those harmed at Sebaashray camps is being treated as an FIR.
- Scheme
- Sebaashray, a mass healthcare outreach initiative by Abhishek Banerjee
- Launch
- First phase launched January 2, 2025; services extended from December 1, 2025
- Complaints
- At least four FIRs/complaints filed, naming Abhishek Banerjee
- Main allegations
- Improper treatment, expired medicines, unlicensed medical equipment, medical students treating patients, extortion
- Alleged harms
- A woman's leg amputation (Malati Biswas) and a toddler's arm amputation (Kriti Manna)
- Eco Creek complaint
- Resort firm alleges forced services and money, claiming losses of Rs 20-25 lakh
- Banerjee's response
- Denies charges as 'politically motivated'