Egg attack on TMC MLA Kunal Ghosh: 2 persons arrested by Kolkata Police
The Statesman | 16 June 2026
Two persons were arrested by Kolkata Police on Tuesday, June 16, for allegedly throwing eggs at TMC MLA Kunal Ghosh outside the residence of former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kalighat, south Kolkata.
Those arrested have been identified by police officials as Chandan Kayal and Ravi Kayal, IANS reported.
This came after the Trinamool Congress leader lodged a complaint at the Kalighat Police Station late Monday night, hours after the incident.
On Monday, several of the senior TMC leaders, including Ghosh, arrived at Mamata Banerjee’s house in Kalighat to attend a meeting. Soon after the meet, the Beleghata MLA stepped out and was speaking to mediapersons when eggs were thrown at him. The eggs hit him on the neck and back.
Describing the incident as an attempt to harass him, Ghosh then questioned the role of police. On Monday night, he filed a complaint with the Kalighat police station in connection with the matter, demanding that the accused be arrested as soon as possible.
Acting on his complaint, the police on Tuesday afternoon made the arrests.
Earlier in the day, Ghosh shared a long post on Facebook stating that he does not need any help or support from “anyone except my well-wishers and supporters.”
“I was standing alone, unarmed, and insecure at the request of the media. My eyes were on the camera. Eggs were thrown at that time. The police were just onlookers. After that, I walked out of there and went to the police station alone at night,” he wrote.
Further, the TMC leader stated that he never supported this kind of politics. After the 2021 state Assembly elections, he stood by the BJP workers who were at the receiving end of atrocities. He mentioned that during the time, he had publicly protested against the police breaking into BJP leader Sajal Ghosh’s house and harassing advocate Kaustuv Bagchi.
“I follow my own path. I still say that there were attempts to attack me. There will be more. I am not afraid. One, I will fight against the BJP politically. However, there will be cooperation with the government for the people of Beleghata. Two, I will try to turn around by correcting the mistakes within my party. My body will be lying there at most. But I will not change,” he added.