FIR against Mamata Banerjee for ‘violation’ of Calcutta High Court order on Trinamool student wing foundation day event

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Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee along with party MPs Kalyan Banerjee, Babul Supriyo and Dola Sen during the foundation day of the Trinamool Chhatra Parishad, in Kolkata, West Bengal, on August 28, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI

The Kolkata Police on Saturday (August 29, 2026) registered a suo motu FIR against former West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee for alleged violation of Calcutta High Court-imposed conditions for holding a Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) foundation day event in Kolkata.

The FIR was filed at the Hastings Police Station against Ms. Banerjee as well as the organisers of the meeting of the TMCP, an officer said.

"The FIR has been registered for the alleged violation of the court's order. The role of all those involved in the violation will be examined during the course of the investigation," he said.

The case was registered after examining the conditions imposed by the court for holding the meeting at Cathedral Road in central Kolkata on Friday (August 28, 2026).

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