Politics · India · 6 hrs ago
Delhi Police asks Mamata Banerjee to give statement as witness in 2013 case
Delhi Police served Mamata Banerjee a notice to give a statement at her Kolkata home on Monday.
She is being asked to speak as a victim and witness, not as an accused, in a case linked to a 2013 protest in New Delhi.
The protest took place outside the Planning Commission building and involved a delegation from West Bengal, including Banerjee and then finance minister Amit Mitra.
It followed an alleged assault on Mitra by members of the Students’ Federation of India, and the case accuses SFI leader Ritabrata Banerjee of heckling and manhandling them.
Police arrested Ritabrata Banerjee and five others after the incident.
A court said the victims’ and witnesses’ statements should be recorded, so police are now seeking Banerjee’s account.
Delhi Police served Mamata Banerjee a notice asking her to give a statement as a witness in a 2013 case.
Police said she was being treated as a victim and witness, not as an accused.
The case concerns a protest in New Delhi involving Banerjee and then West Bengal finance minister Amit Mitra.
The protest followed the alleged assault of Mitra by members of the Students' Federation of India.
The notice was served at Banerjee’s Kolkata residence on Monday, according to Hindustan Times.
- Who
- Delhi Police asked former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee to give a statement.
- What
- She was served a notice as a witness in a 2013 case. Police said she is not an accused.
- When
- Monday; the sources were published on November 9 and 10, 2026.
- Where
- The case concerns a protest near the Planning Commission building in New Delhi; the notice was served at Banerjee’s Kolkata residence.
- Why
- A court observed that statements from victims and witnesses should be recorded, according to a Delhi Police officer quoted by Hindustan Times.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
SFI activists led by Ritabrata Banerjee protested outside the Planning Commission building in New Delhi, where Amit Mitra was allegedly heckled and manhandled.
Delhi Police served Mamata Banerjee a notice at her Kolkata residence asking her to give a statement as a witness.
- Notice recipient
- Mamata Banerjee
- Notice status
- Witness and victim, not accused
- Case year
- 2013
- Protest location
- Near the Planning Commission building, New Delhi
- Notice location
- Banerjee’s Kolkata residence
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What people are saying
A notice has been given to Mamata Banerjee to record her statement as a victim and witness and not as an accused in a 2013 case pertaining to the alleged heckling and manhandling of Banerjee and Amit Mitra
She is not an accused in the case.