The West Bengal government in the Supreme Court on Wednesday (September 9, 2026) pushed for the custodial interrogation of Sumit Roy personal assistant to Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee, in connection with the huge deposits of cash allegedly made by him in the Salboni land grab case.
Appearing before a Bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the West Bengal government, said Mr.
Roy’s answers to specific questions had so far been evasive.
Mr.
Mehta produced transcripts of the questioning to buttress his submissions.
Supreme Court allows Abhishek Banerjee to travel abroad for eye treatment; party welcomes development The court is hearing Mr.
Roy’s plea challenging a Calcutta High Court order denying him anticipatory bail.
The case was registered under penal provisions relating to cheating, criminal breach of trust, forgery, use of forged documents and criminal conspiracy.
In the previous hearing, the apex court had directed the State to produce the relevant records of specific questions put to Mr.
Roy regarding the alleged bank transactions.
It had also extended his interim protection from arrest.
Calcutta High Court warns it may restrain further FIRs against Abhishek Banerjee if interim protection is disregarded Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, appearing for Mr.
Roy, submitted that there were reports a chargesheet had been filed in the case.
Mehta said the chargesheet had been filed against another accused with a specific stipulation that investigation regarding Mr.
Roy was still continuing, and he was needed for interrogation.
Mehta alleged that about ₹15 crore was deposited by Mr.
Roy in multiple transactions.
Sankararnarayanan said these could be party funds, which he had been ordered to deposit in the bank.
“A person who is supposed to be the PA is depositing crores of rupees in his name,” the top law officer submitted.
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