Police Investigate Scuffle Outside Abhishek Banerjee’s Home

Kolkata Police said officers intervened after a scuffle between two groups outside Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee’s south Kolkata residence early on November 7. Police said the incident was under investigation and did not identify the people involved or their political affiliations.

Banerjee alleged that BJP workers attacked his residence at about 2 a.m. after surveilling his home and office for two days. He also alleged that the confrontation was part of a conspiracy to kill him. The BJP rejected his accusation and said TMC supporters instigated the confrontation. The rival accounts of who started the clash have not been independently established.

Banerjee shared a video that he said showed the attack. PTI said it could not independently verify the footage. Police confirmed that a scuffle occurred and that officers intervened, but did not publicly identify participants or confirm Banerjee’s account of an attack on his residence.

The incident prompted competing descriptions of how the confrontation began. Reports said BJP supporters raised slogans outside the residence, followed by counter-slogans and a confrontation with TMC supporters. BJP supporters said they were...