Delhi Police serve notice to Mamata Banerjee in 2013 protest case
The notice asks the former West Bengal Chief Minister to appear as a witness to record her statement regarding a 2013 incident.
A team from the Delhi Police visited the Kolkata residence of former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday to serve a notice in connection with a 2013 case. According to reports from The Hindu and The News Mill, the notice was issued under Section 160 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to ask Banerjee to appear as a witness to record her statement.
The case was registered on April 9, 2013, at the Parliament Street Police Station in New Delhi. It involves several sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including 186, 353, 332, 147, 149, and 34, which relate to obstructing public servants, rioting, and unlawful assembly.
The incident occurred during a student agitation in New Delhi following the death of 22-year-old Students’ Federation of India (SFI) leader Sudipto Gupta in police custody in Kolkata. On April 3, 2013, protesters gheraoed Banga Bhawan, the official West Bengal government guest house on Hailey Road.
The Times of India reported that the case also relates to a confrontation when Banerjee, accompanied by Trinamool ministers and MPs, staged a protest near the Planning Commission headquarters. During the confrontation, police reportedly tried to restrict the delegation's movement due to security concerns and prohibitory orders.