TMC youth leader attacked with eggs on way to court
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Trinamool Congress (TMC) youth leader Soumitra Banerjee was pelted with eggs while being taken to court by police on Tuesday. As he was being taken to a court in Raniganj, a crowd shouted "chor, chor, chor" (thief, thief, thief), while some threw eggs at him. Police intervened and ensured Banerjee's safe passage to court. The youth leader was arrested after a complaint was filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ravi Keshari. Keshari had accused Banerjee of attacking BJP workers
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#WATCH | Raniganj, West Bengal | Trinamool youth leader Soumitra Banerjee attacked with eggs while being taken to court by police. Police brought the situation under control and safely escorted Banerjee to court.
— ANI (@ANI) June 16, 2026
Soumitra Banerjee was arrested based on a complaint by BJP leader… pic.twitter.com/xSJ1HvBwpY
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Banerjee arrested on BJP leader's complaint
A day earlier, TMC leader Kunal Ghosh was similarly attacked outside former chief minister Mamata Banerjee's residence. Ghosh described the event as "unfortunate" and has filed a complaint with the Police Commissioner. "I came to Mamata Banerjee's house to attend a meeting. After the meeting when I was coming out...two boys targeted me and threw the egg on me. One of them, threw an egg. I saved my eye, otherwise it could have been damaged."
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He said Mamata gets Z category security yet this kind of incident occurred near her house. Accusing the attackers of being "miscreants from the BJP," he said "this kind of incident cannot stop me." He also alleged that the police were present at that time but they did not take any steps. Two people have been arrested in connection to the egg attack on him.