12 More TMC Accounts Frozen by West Bengal Police, Total Reaches ₹1,000 Crore

The West Bengal Police on Friday froze 12 additional bank accounts belonging to the Trinamool Congress (TMC), a day after a Calcutta High Court order allowed the party limited access to three accounts with an alleged corpus of ₹440 crore.

Senior police officials confirmed that the 12 newly frozen accounts are held across multiple public and private sector banks. With these additions, a total of 15 TMC accounts, with alleged deposits of approximately ₹1,000 crore, are now frozen. The police have requested detailed information about the account holders and the financial transactions conducted through these accounts, according to sources.

This development follows a Calcutta High Court order on Thursday that permitted the TMC to partially operate three accounts with HDFC Bank. The court appointed retired Justice Subrata Talukdar as a special officer until September 30 to oversee the transactions. Under the interim order, the TMC can use the funds only for daily administrative expenses, staff salaries, and legal costs. All payments must be made through cheques countersigned by the special officer, who will receive an honorarium of ₹1.25 lakh per month from the party's funds.

The TMC has not yet been able to access the alleged ₹440 crore corpus, as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has also frozen those accounts. The party moved the Calcutta High Court on Friday, challenging the ED's order. The legal and financial developments come amid ongoing investigations into alleged irregularities in the party's finances.