Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Kolkata Police Sketch Office Scuffle in Billboard Investigation
Kolkata officials went to remove a billboard outside Abhishek Banerjee’s office.
They said the billboard may have been installed illegally.
Banerjee disagreed and said the action was politically motivated.
A heated argument and scuffle happened inside the office.
Supporters also raised slogans during the confrontation.
Later, civic workers reached the rooftop and removed a banner from the billboard.
Kolkata Police is now carefully recording where people stood and how the incident happened.
Police also took photographs and made sketches to help with the investigation.
Kolkata Police’s Scientific Wing documented the Camac Street office after Thursday’s confrontation.
Investigators sketched the route from the entrance to the staircase and photographed the altercation site.
Officials recorded staircases, dimensions, area capacity and the reported locations of people inside.
The dispute began when civic officials and police moved to remove an allegedly illegal billboard.
Abhishek Banerjee rejected the allegation, calling the action political vendetta and questioning selective enforcement.
- Who
- Kolkata Police, Kolkata Municipal Corporation officials, Abhishek Banerjee and his supporters were involved in the incident and subsequent investigation.
- What
- Police documented a confrontation linked to an attempt to remove an allegedly illegal billboard outside Banerjee’s office.
- When
- The confrontation occurred on Thursday; police investigators and the Scientific Wing visited the office on Monday.
- Where
- Abhishek Banerjee’s office on Camac Street in Kolkata.
- Why
- Police are seeking to establish how the obstruction and scuffle occurred, while civic officials were acting on a complaint alleging the billboard was illegal.
Abhishek Banerjee and Supporters
Civic Authorities and Police
Billboard’s legality
Abhishek Banerjee and Supporters
Banerjee rejected the allegation that the billboard was illegal and questioned why other billboards in the Camac Street area were not being removed.
Civic Authorities and Police
Kolkata Police complained to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation that the billboard had allegedly been installed illegally, prompting the civic action.
Entry into the office
Abhishek Banerjee and Supporters
Banerjee and his supporters questioned the validity of the order and allegedly blocked access to the rooftop; security guards allegedly prevented officials from entering.
Civic Authorities and Police
Civic officials returned with police personnel and attempted to reach the rooftop because the billboard could only be accessed from there.
Motivation for the action
Abhishek Banerjee and Supporters
Banerjee accused the BJP-led state government and Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari of political vendetta.
Civic Authorities and Police
The reported official justification was enforcement action based on an allegation that the billboard was unauthorized.
- Investigation team
- The Scientific Wing of Kolkata Police headquarters, assisted by investigating officers.
- Documentation
- Sketches, photographs and measurements were collected at the office.
- Incident site
- The office entrance, staircases, floors and rooftop access were examined.
- Civic action
- Kolkata Municipal Corporation officials moved to remove an allegedly illegal billboard.
- Police complaint
- Kolkata Police reportedly lodged a complaint with the civic corporation about the billboard.
- Billboard outcome
- Civic personnel reached the rooftop, removed a TMC banner and began dismantling the billboard structure.
- Banerjee’s response
- He denied that the billboard was illegal and accused the BJP-led state government and Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari of political vendetta.