CID charge sheet in Salboni land scam case names Abhishek’s ex-security men as witnesses
Times of India | 14 September 2026The charge sheet identifies Banerjee’s personal assistant Sumit Roy as the mastermind of the racket, which involved the fraudulent transfer and sale of govt land originally allocated to refugees for farming.
It alleges that under instructions from Roy and Hazra, accused Anitesh Paira and associates occupied the land, using fake names and addresses on deeds while forcibly evicting local farmers who had cultivated the plots for years after 2021.
Multiple witnesses — including Hazra’s drivers, land brokers Debashis Dey and Subrata Bera, and Banerjee’’s former security guards — stated that Hazra regularly delivered proceeds from the land fraud to Roy’s office on Camac Street, according to the charge sheet.
Two Syedpur residents, Arjun Manta and Anup Tudu, confirmed witnessing direct exchanges between Hazra and Roy. “They have alleged that they did not disclose the matter earlier due to fear,” the charge sheet states, noting the statements are being assessed alongside other evidence.
Investigators traced approximately Rs 7 crore deposited into a bank account linked to Roy between 2018 and 2021, which he was allegedly unable to explain during interrogation.
Roy’s lawyer Agnish Basu disputed the allegations, saying that when Hazra and Roy were confronted together before the Supreme Court, “Hazra completely denied sending any money to Roy, which is also recorded on video.”
The charge sheet names four primary accused: Hazra, in custody; Paira, on court bail; and two absconding individuals — Kailash Agarwal and Sarfuddin Khan — against whom arrest warrants have been issued. CID said Roy remains a prime suspect whose role, modus operandi and financial transactions are under continuing scrutiny.
