Kolkata Police visit Trinamool leader Abhishek’s house, call it a ‘routine exercise’

A team of Kolkata Police personnel visited the residence of Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Monday (May 25, 2026), with officials saying that it was part of a routine exercise.

Police officers reached the Diamond Harbour MP’s residence ‘Santiniketan’, on 188A Harish Mukherjee Road in south Kolkata, in the afternoon. Some of them were in uniform, while others were in plain clothes.

Neither the police officially stated the reason for the visit, nor did the Trinamool Congress issue a formal statement on the matter.

However, a senior Kolkata Police officer sought to downplay the development. “There is no law-and-order issue or any special operation. It was part of a routine official exercise,” the officer said.

Officials said the team removed an LED TV that was attached to the security scanner, which was earlier installed at the entrance of Mr. Banerjee’s residence.

“The equipment was placed there for security purposes. Later, it was decided that the machines would be taken back as they belonged to the government,” another senior police officer said.

The scanners are similar to those generally seen at airports, railway stations and large public or private establishments. The scanning machines had been removed by authorities earlier after it emerged that the devices were government property, the police officer said.