Archive · 21 Sep 2026
Jadavpur Offices and Former MLA’s Home Attacked; BJP Denies Role
Several political offices and a former lawmaker’s home were attacked in the Jadavpur area.
The home belonged to Debabrata Majumdar, a former Trinamool Congress MLA.
Trinamool and Communist Party of India (Marxist) leaders said BJP-backed people were responsible.
One local Trinamool leader said the attackers carried BJP flags and weapons.
The BJP denied taking part in the attacks.
A BJP legislator said the trouble may have come from a dispute between supporters of two local leaders.
Majumdar said his brother and other people were assaulted, and that his home’s windows and cameras were damaged.
Police opened cases and were looking for the people involved, but no one had been arrested by Sunday evening.
Former Jadavpur MLA Debabrata Majumdar said men attacked his Bijoygarh home and damaged windows and CCTV cameras.
Trinamool Congress and Communist Party of India (Marxist) offices, along with a memorial, were reportedly vandalised in and around Jadavpur.
Trinamool leaders alleged that BJP-backed men carried out the attacks, citing BJP flags and weapons reported by one local leader.
BJP leaders denied involvement, while BJP’s Jadavpur MLA attributed the violence to a dispute between Majumdar’s and Basundhara Goswami’s supporters.
Police registered multiple cases and were identifying suspects, but no arrests had been reported by Sunday evening.
- Who
- Former MLA Debabrata Majumdar, Trinamool Congress and Communist Party of India (Marxist) supporters, alleged attackers, and BJP leaders and supporters were involved in the accounts of the incident.
- What
- A group of men allegedly vandalised political offices, a Communist Party of India (Marxist) memorial, and Majumdar’s home, while several people were reportedly assaulted.
- When
- The main attacks occurred on Saturday night; protests were held on Sunday. A Trinamool Congress office was also allegedly vandalised on Sunday night.
- Where
- The reported incidents took place in Bijoygarh and other parts of Jadavpur, including wards 96, 100, 101 and 102 of Kolkata.
- Why
- Trinamool and Communist Party of India (Marxist) leaders blamed the BJP, while BJP leaders denied involvement and one BJP legislator alleged a local feud; the motive had not been established.
Trinamool and Communist Party Allegations
BJP Denials and Alternative Account
Responsibility for the attacks
Trinamool and Communist Party Allegations
Trinamool Congress and Communist Party of India (Marxist) leaders blamed BJP-backed men. Basundhara Goswami said attackers carried BJP flags and were armed.
BJP Denials and Alternative Account
BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya and spokesperson Debjit Sarkar denied involvement and called the allegations baseless.
Explanation for the violence
Trinamool and Communist Party Allegations
Trinamool supporters described the incident as an attempt by the BJP to terrorise the opposition and use intimidation in Jadavpur.
BJP Denials and Alternative Account
BJP’s Jadavpur MLA Sarbori Mukherjee alleged that the violence resulted from a feud between supporters of Debabrata Majumdar and Basundhara Goswami.
Police response
Trinamool and Communist Party Allegations
Majumdar said police arrived about an hour after he called during the attack.
BJP Denials and Alternative Account
The reports state that police registered multiple cases and were identifying suspects, but provide no police response to Majumdar’s claim about the delay.
- Main person affected
- Debabrata Majumdar, former Jadavpur Trinamool Congress MLA
- Primary location
- Bijoygarh and surrounding areas of Jadavpur, Kolkata
- Reported damage
- Majumdar’s home, Trinamool Congress offices, Communist Party of India (Marxist) offices, and at least one Shaheed Bedi
- Reported scale
- Majumdar said around 100 to 150 intoxicated men attempted to enter his home
- Reported injuries
- Majumdar said his elder brother and people protesting outside his home were assaulted
- Police action
- Multiple cases were registered, and police were identifying suspects
- Arrests
- No arrests had been reported by Sunday evening
