India, Nov. 7 -- Trinamool Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Kalyan Banerjee reportedly lost approximately Rs.55 lakh after cybercriminals gained access to his State Bank of India (SBI) account through forged documents.

Banerjee was informed about the fraud by the the branch manager, Anandabazar reported.

The fraudsters used his photo and and changed contact details to gain access to the account and subsequently transferred the money.

According to the report, the account was opened at the State Bank of India's (SBI) Legislative Assembly branch when Banerjee was the MLA for Asansol South.

All allowances that he had received as an MLA were deposited into that account. The account had seen no transactions lately, and as a result, it had b...