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Woman Detained After Knife Attempt Near Mamata Banerjee

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MP's complaint triggers arrest

Tannishtha Saha approached West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee with a knife outside Banerjee’s Kalighat residence on Oct 13, 2026.
Kolkata Police Commissioner Ajay Kumar Nand said the complaint was baseless, describing the incident as a meeting attempt, not an attack.
MP Dola Sen lodged a Section 173 complaint at police, resulting in Saha’s arrest and prompting TMC leaders to question Banerjee’s security, noting she had been a volunteer absent for a year.

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Trinamool alleges drug use

A woman approached West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee with a knife outside her Kalighat residence on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
Police called the incident an altercation, saying no knife was mentioned, and BJP spokesperson Debjit Sarkar dismissed the attack as unfounded.
The Trinamool Congress named the woman Tannishtha Saha and alleged she was under drug influence.
Police identified and detained 38-year-old Anusua Saha after the altercation.

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Historical Context

On 21 May 1991 LTTE suicide bomber Kalaivani Rajaratnam killed former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi and 16 others, exposing security lapses that a June 1992 Verma commission blamed on ignored protocol. The assassination prompted India to declare 21 May Anti-Terrorism Day and spurred calls for tighter VVIP protection. The October 13 2026 knife incident targeting West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee revives those unresolved security concerns.

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MP's complaint triggers arrest

Tannishtha Saha approached West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee with a knife outside Banerjee’s Kalighat residence on Oct 13, 2026.
Kolkata Police Commissioner Ajay Kumar Nand said the complaint was baseless, describing the incident as a meeting attempt, not an attack.
MP Dola Sen lodged a Section 173 complaint at police, resulting in Saha’s arrest and prompting TMC leaders to question Banerjee’s security, noting she had been a volunteer absent for a year.

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