Kolkata, June 10 -- A new first information report (FIR) was registered against Trinamool Congress National (TMC) general secretary Abhishek Banerjee late on Tuesday in connection with a December 2018 attack on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader.

The complainant Abhijit Das alias Bobby, was fielded by the BJP against Banerjee from Diamond Harbour in the 2014 and 2024 Lok Sabha elections. He lost to Banerjee by a margin of around 7,10,930 votes in 2024.

"We were attacked on December 21, 2018 on our way to attend a party meeting at Kapat Hat in Diamond Harbour by goons backed by Abhishek Banerjee. I was so severely beaten up that I can't walk properly now and need some assistance. We approached the police at that time. Three to four da...