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Calcutta High Court questions multiple FIRs in Abhishek Banerjee health camp case

From Hindustan Times · () English

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  • The Calcutta High Court directed police not to take coercive action against Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee until November 30 in an investigation into Sebaashray health camps.
  • The bench questioned a series of complaints filed by BJP leader Abhijit Das, who lost Lok Sabha elections to Banerjee in 2009 and 2014.
  • Banerjee must cooperate with investigators, while police may issue him notices; he is currently in the United States for ophthalmic treatment.

The Calcutta High Court has questioned a series of first information reports against Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee in the Sebaashray health camp case, asking why repeated complaints had been filed against him.

Enough is enough. Now I am going to pass orders relying on the one passed in Suvendu Adhikari’s case.

· Calcutta High Court benchJustice Saugata Bhattacharyya indicated that the court could restrict further FIRs against Banerjee without judicial permission.

The court directed police not to take coercive steps against Banerjee until November 30, although investigators may issue him notices. It also ordered him to cooperate with the investigation. The bench said it could rely on an earlier order in favour of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari and restrict the registration of additional FIRs against Banerjee without the court’s permission.

The case concerns allegations of large-scale irregularities and medical malpractice at Sebaashray health camps launched by Banerjee in 2025. BJP leader Abhijit Das has filed repeated complaints against Banerjee and others since July, including one alleging the use of fake medicines. Banerjee’s lawyer, senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, told the court that Das had filed seven of 16 complaints.

I have personally seen three complaints. Nothing is connected to the petitioner. You investigate and file your chargesheet. Custodial interrogation is not required.

· Calcutta High Court benchThe bench questioned the need for custodial interrogation and Banerjee’s connection to the complaints.

Sankaranarayanan argued that the repeated complaints leading to FIRs might be an attempt to bypass protection previously granted to Banerjee. The bench questioned how Banerjee could be linked to the allegations when no investigation had established his involvement. It also asked whether Banerjee had prescribed the medicines at issue and questioned why the alleged whistleblower had not raised the alarm a year earlier.

Has he prescribed the medicine?

· Calcutta High Court benchThe court questioned how Banerjee could be linked to allegations involving medicines at the health camps.

The court noted that Das had lost twice to Banerjee in Diamond Harbour. Banerjee is currently in the United States for ophthalmic treatment after the high court permitted him to leave the country.

Why was the whistle not blown one year back?

· Calcutta High Court benchThe bench challenged the state’s description of the complainant as a whistleblower.
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