{
  "id": 6569053,
  "title": "Bengal CID Detains Abhishek Banerjee’s Aide Sumit Roy After SC Refuses Anticipatory Bail",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/bengal-cid-detains-abhishek-banerjees-aide-sumit-roy-after-sc-refuses",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T09:13:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/bengal-cid-detains-abhishek-banerjees-aide-sumit-roy-after-sc-refuses-anticipatory-bail"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kolkata: The West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) apprehended Abhishek Banerjee's aide, Sumit Roy, on Thursday, following the Supreme Court's denial of his anticipatory bail plea in a land acquisition case, according to official sources. Roy was apprehended by CID officials at Banerjee's Kalighat residence in connection with the alleged unauthorized sale of government land in Salboni, the officials explained. Roy, who has been summoned to the state CID headquarters multiple times in relation to the case, had been previously arrested and later granted bail by the Supreme Court, which subsequently stayed his arrest.",
  "summary": "Kolkata: The West Bengal CID on Thursday detained TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's personal assistant Sumit Roy, soon after the Supreme Court refused his anticipatory bail prayer in a land scam case, officials said. CID detains Roy in Kolkata Roy was picked up by CID officers from Banerjee's Kalighat residence here in connection with the alleged illegal sale of government land in Salboni, they said.…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}