Trinamool Congress Files Police Complaint Over Alleged Forgery by Rebel Leaders

The All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) has lodged a police complaint alleging that several rebel leaders forged the party's name, symbol, and official letterhead to impersonate the organisation. The complaint was filed on Sunday at the New Town Police Station under the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate in West Bengal.

The party has sought legal action against Arup Roy, Ritabrata Banerjee, Javed Khan, Sandipan Saha, Biplab Mitra, and others over an incident that allegedly took place at Novotel Kolkata Hotel & Residences in New Town on June 22. The AITC requested that the complaint be treated as information under Section 173 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, and that action be initiated in accordance with the law.

According to the complaint, the forged letterhead was subsequently used to submit a letter dated June 22, 2026, to the Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, with Banerjee allegedly impersonating himself as the 'General Secretary' of the AITC. The letter reads: 'Ritabrata Banerjee forged the Symbol and Name of the AITC to fraudulently create the Letter Head of the AITC using which he submitted a letter dated June 22, 2026 to the Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly impersonating himself to be the General Secretary.'

The AITC has alleged that the use of its name and election symbol amounted to forgery and impersonation, and has urged the police to investigate the matter and take immediate legal action against those named in the complaint.