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Knife attack attempt on Mamata Banerjee: Woman detained, TMC alleges she was in ‘intoxicated state’
Updated On: 13 October, 2026 10:45 PM IST | Kolkata | mid-day online correspondent
The accused was reportedly known in the locality as a civic volunteer and a drug addict, alleged a TMC leader. The party further claimed that the woman said she was Banerjee’s niece and lay on the road, creating a scene while attempting to approach the former CM
Former West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. FILE PIC
The Trinamool Congress on Tuesday filed a police complaint alleging that a woman carrying a knife attempted to attack former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee near her residence in Kolkata’s Kalighat area.
In an email complaint to the officer-in-charge of Kalighat Police Station, Trinamool Congress Joint General Secretary Dola Sen alleged that the incident took place around 6 pm when Banerjee was visiting the Milan Sangha Durga Puja pandal in her neighbourhood.
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