Kolkata, August 30, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Kolkata Police on Sunday issued a summons to Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Derek O’Brien in connection with FIRs registered over the removal of an alleged illegal billboard from the roof of party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee’s office on Camac Street.
O’Brien has been asked to appear before the Shakespeare Sarani Police Station by noon on August 31 for questioning in the case.
The development comes a day after police officers from the same station visited Abhishek Banerjee’s residence and served him a summons. He has been directed to appear at the police station by noon on September 1.
Police officers reached O’Brien’s residence on Prince Anwar Shah Road in South Kolkata shortly after 9 a.m. on Sunday. A city police officer said that after several knocks, a representative of O’Brien came out and received the notice on his behalf.
Neither Banerjee nor O’Brien has so far indicated whether they will appear for questioning.
The case relates to an incident on Camac Street on Thursday, when Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) officials, accompanied by police personnel, arrived at Banerjee’s office to remove the alleged illegal billboard.
The officials reportedly faced resistance from Trinamool Congress workers led by Banerjee, O’Brien and other party leaders. Scuffles subsequently broke out between police personnel and party activists.
Three FIRs have been registered at Shakespeare Sarani Police Station. Police have alleged that Trinamool workers assaulted officers on duty and attempted to outrage the modesty of a woman police officer.
Banerjee, O’Brien and other Trinamool leaders, including Humayun Kabir and Baishwanar Chatterjee, have been named in two of the three FIRs.
Police have so far arrested 14 people in connection with the incident.
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