India, May 31 -- Five persons were arrested and two detained by police during overnight raids for allegedly heckling and manhandling Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee in South 24 Parganas district's Sonarpur on Saturday afternoon, police said.

"Seven persons were detained based on security camera and news footage of the mob attack on Banerjee. Five of them were arrested after questioning," a police officer said, requesting anonymity.

Banerjee on Saturday sustained minor injuries after he was attacked with stones and eggs in West Bengal's Sonarpur, where he had gone to meet the families of post-poll violence victims.

Several people were seen roughing up the leader amid intense sloganeering against Ban...