FIR lodged in Sebashray case, Abhishek booked under 27 penal sections
Times of India | 4 July 2026
Kolkata: Diamond Harbour Police has lodged an FIR over alleged large-scale irregularities in Sebashray health camps, implicating Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee under 27 penal sections.
These include charges of cheating and forgery under BNS, as well as violations of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, the Atomic Energy Act, the National Medical Commission Act, the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PC & PNDT) Act, 1994, and the West Bengal Clinical Establishments Act.
The case was initiated following a complaint by Sukdeb Das, a resident of Raynagar, invoking multiple provisions of the BNS alongside several central and state laws governing medical practice and diagnostic services. The investigation is currently being supervised by the SDPO of Diamond Harbour.
According to the complaint, Banerjee and several others allegedly operated unauthorised medical facilities at various locations under the banner of Sebashray, offering medical services without mandatory approvals and using diagnostic equipment in violation of statutory regulations. The complainant has alleged cheating, forgery, illegal medical practice and the unauthorised use of medicines and diagnostic devices, claiming that these activities endangered public health and safety.
The latest case follows a complaint by Abhijit Das, alias Bobby, who raised similar allegations regarding the functioning of the Sebashray camps. Abhijit claimed that portable ultrasound (USG) and X-ray machines were used without obtaining statutory permissions. He emphasised that diagnostic equipment registered for a specific address cannot legally be relocated or operated elsewhere without prior approval, and that any such violation carries penal consequences.
Abhijit questioned whether mandatory safeguards under the PC & PNDT Act — enacted to prevent sex-selective practices and prohibit the misuse of prenatal diagnostic techniques for sex determination — were followed during the camps. He argued that if ultrasound examinations were conducted in violation of these mandatory provisions, it would warrant an independent, forensic investigation to ascertain the full extent of the legal breaches.
Abhijit’s complaint names Banerjee, his close aide Sumit Roy, Ayan Ghosh Dastidar, local elected representatives and doctors associated with the programme. Speaking to reporters, he also alleged that “quacks and homeopathy practitioners” were engaged to provide allopathic treatment at some of these camps.
He further claimed that several prescriptions issued during the programme lacked basic details, such as a formal diagnosis and the registration numbers of the attending doctors. Presenting a copy of one such prescription, Abhijit pointed out that while the patient’s name and age were recorded, there was no description of the ailment, and the document merely stated “referred to hospital”.
Trinamool spokesperson Kunal Ghosh did not comment directly on the FIR on Friday, stating: “I am not aware of the issue. It would not be proper for me to speak on it. To my understanding, these were not party programmes.”