SIT formed to probe ₹100 crore disproportionate assets case against former TMC councilor

Debraj Chakraborty. File photo: Facebook/@Debraj Chakraborty.

The Bidhannagar police on Sunday (July 5, 2026) formed a six-member special investigation team (SIT) to probe allegations that former Trinamool Congress member Debraj Chakraborty, who is also the husband of former Rajarhat-Gopalpur MLA Aditi Munshi, amassed disproportionate assets worth over ₹10 crore.

Officials said the SIT will be headed by an officer with the rank of DCP and will also include an officer from Baguiati police station and four other members. Police said they would investigate allegations of extortion, land grabbing, organized crime and investments in multiple companies allegedly disproportionate to Mr Chakraborty’s known sources of income.

The development comes days after a West Bengal Police Special Task Force team arrested Mr. Chakraborty near the Bengal-Jharkhand border in Purulia, where he was allegedly hiding, on Wednesday evening. Known as a close associate of Trinamool Congress National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee, Mr. Chakraborty represented ward number 7 of the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation and served as Mayor Member in Council (MIC) until February 2022.

The arrest was based on an FIR filed ahead of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections by the current BJP MLA from Rajarhat-Gopalpur constituency, Tarunjyoti Tewari. In the FIR, he accused Mr. Chakraborty and Ms. Munshi of illegally occupying land, extortion, intimidation and amassing assets disproportionate to their income.

“It was alleged that Mr. Chakraborty and his wife acquired properties through undisclosed income and made false statements before the Election Commission. There are unexplained assets worth more than ₹ 100 crore, which is disproportionate to their income. Mr. Chakraborty also made substantial investments through a property firm, DC Global. The couple also allegedly transferred several names of policemen to police officers.

During the investigation, the police also traced a large amount of money credited to some of the couple’s bank accounts before the House elections, which were allegedly withdrawn suddenly after the results were announced.

The police did not take any action against Ms. Munshi as the Calcutta High Court granted her anticipatory bail on June 24 as she has a four-month-old child.

Judge Jay Sengupta refused anticipatory bail to Mr. Chakraborty. The court also ordered Ms. Munshi, a singer-turned-politician, to surrender her passport to the lower court and cooperate with the investigation.

Published – 5 Jul 2026 22:03 IST