New Delhi, June 9 -- A Crime Investigation Department (CID) team reached the TMC's central party office cum Kalighat residence of party supremo Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata as part of its investigation into the allegations of the party using "forged signature" of MLAs.

Sources told news agency PTI that officials of the state investigating agency arrived at the party's central office at 30B Harish Chatterjee Street late afternoon. They were accompanied by personnel from the Kalighat police station and a large contingent of women police personnel.

The team entered the area after a standoff with security personnel and a party leader. Initially, the investigating team was prevented from entering the premises, leading to a brief standoff with ...