Archive · 11 Sep 2026
CID Arrests Sumit Roy After Supreme Court Protection Ends
The CID arrested Sumit Roy after the Supreme Court removed his temporary protection from arrest.
Roy is a former aide and personal assistant to Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee.
Officers watched the area around Banerjee’s home and reportedly used disguises during the operation.
Reports differ on whether Roy was arrested near the residence or inside it.
He was taken for a medical checkup and then brought before a court in West Midnapore.
The court ordered him to remain in CID custody for eight days.
Investigators are examining his possible role in a land case involving allegedly forged government-land documents.
They are also questioning large deposits in his bank account.
CID arrested Sumit Roy in Kolkata after the Supreme Court withdrew his interim protection from arrest.
Officers reportedly monitored Abhishek Banerjee’s Kalighat residence while posing as an idol maker and mingling with locals.
Roy, accused in the Salboni land case, was sent to eight days of CID custody by a West Midnapore district court.
The state told the Supreme Court that about Rs 71 lakh entered Roy’s account in June and total deposits were estimated at Rs 15 crore.
Investigators allege that forged documents were used to sell hundreds of acres of government land.
- Who
- The West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department arrested Sumit Roy, an aide and personal assistant to Abhishek Banerjee.
- What
- Roy was arrested in the Salboni land case and remanded to eight days of CID custody.
- When
- He was arrested on Thursday after the Supreme Court withdrew his interim protection; he was remanded on Friday.
- Where
- The arrest was reported near or at Abhishek Banerjee’s residence on Kalighat Road in Kolkata, and Roy was later taken to a court in West Midnapore.
- Why
- Investigators are examining alleged forged government-land documents, disputed land sales, Roy’s alleged non-cooperation, and questioned financial transactions.
- Accused
- Sumit Roy
- Investigating agency
- West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department, with the Special Task Force involved
- Case
- Alleged multi-crore Salboni land-grabbing case
- Court order
- Eight days of CID custody
- Questioned deposits
- About Rs 71 lakh deposited in June; total deposits estimated at around Rs 15 crore
- Earlier interrogation
- Roy was questioned by the CID for 11 consecutive days
- Reported land issue
- Investigators allege forged documents were used to sell hundreds of acres of government land
