Key facts
- An arrest warrant has been issued for Sumit Roy, an associate of TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee.
- The warrant was issued by a court in West Bengal's Paschim Medinipur district.
- Roy is implicated in a land scam case.
- Investigators stated Roy could not be located despite multiple attempts.
- Roy has sought anticipatory bail from the Calcutta High Court.
A court in West Bengal's Paschim Medinipur district has issued an arrest warrant for Sumit Roy, a close associate of Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee, in connection with a land scam case. The warrant was issued after investigators informed the court that Roy could not be traced despite repeated attempts to locate him.
Police stated that several teams had been trying to find Roy for several days. As he could not be located and was not cooperating with the investigation, the police sought an arrest warrant, which the court granted. Roy's name reportedly surfaced during the interrogation of Sujoy Hazra, a former Medinipur MLA who was previously arrested in the same land scam case.