Bengal signature forgery case: CID likely to summon Abhishek Banerjee for third round of interrogation soon

West Bengal Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is considering summoning Trinamool Congress general secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee again for a third round of questioning in connection with the signature mismatch case.

So far, Abhishek has been interrogated for more than 14 hours in two rounds – first for around six hours on June 11 and later for eight and a half hours on June 14.

Advertisement

Abhishek, nephew of former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, is expected to be summoned by CID again, IANS reported.

The CID had also interrogated TMC legislator Kunal Ghosh on Sunday in the same matter related to the signatures of some TMC MLAs on a crucial resolution about the appointment for some slots in the West Bengal Assembly that remain reserved for the Opposition bench in the House.

During the questioning, CID officials highlighted a few crucial inconsistencies in the statements given by Abhishek Banerjee and Kunal Ghosh, according to reports.

In order to get further clarification on such inconsistencies, the CID has reportedly decided to summon the Diamond Harbour MP again later this week.

Earlier, it was reported that Abhishek and Ghosh were questioned separately by the CID’s investigating official on Sunday and later made to sit sit face-to-face and questioned together.