5 arrested in attack on TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee: Mamata Banerjee says she would have died if she hadn't worn a helmet; BJP leaders and officials pushed for discharge

Police on Sunday arrested 5 people in connection with the attack on TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee in West Bengal. A police officer said the accused were nabbed after conducting raids throughout the night on the basis of video footage collected from the area. On the other hand, Mamata Banerjee termed the attack on her nephew Abhishek Banerjee as a conspiracy. "If Abhishek was not wearing a helmet, he could have died on the spot. The attack caused blood clots to form in the body. When Abhishek was admitted to the hospital after the attack, the hospital administration was forced not to treat him. At the same time, he was asked to be discharged soon. Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee was assaulted in West Bengal's South Sonarpur on Saturday. He was here to meet TMC workers who were victims of the post-poll violence. It is alleged that BJP workers surrounded him and beat him up while shouting slogans. People threw stones, shoes and eggs at them, tore their shirts. Abhishek was dragged out of the area wearing a helmet. After the attack, Abhishek was first taken to Apollo Hospital. Where the doctors advised him to rest at home. He was later taken to Belle View Hospital. Mamata Banerjee held a press conference after meeting Abhishek at the hospital. Mamata's 2 allegations; Now the whole sequence of events in 3 pictures... Abhishek's shirt was also torn during the scuffle Abhishek's shirt was torn during the scuffle Sonarpur, where Abhishek had gone Sonarpur, which is located in South 24 Parganas district, is considered to be a very sensitive area. There has been political violence between the TMC and the BJP during and after the elections. A TMC worker was killed in Sonarpur in violence in May after the 2026 assembly elections. At the same time, the house of BJP worker Soumen Das was set on fire in Kamrabad Naskarpada area of Sonarpur. BJP's Roopa Ganguly is the MLA from Sonarpur South. She defeated TMC candidate Arundhati Maitra (Lovely Maitra) in the 2026 assembly elections. On May 4, the BJP won 208 of the 294 seats in the West Bengal Assembly elections. The TMC was reduced to only 80 seats. The BJP won the assembly seat of Abhishek Banerjee's parliamentary constituency Falta by the largest margin. Suvendu Adhikari became the first Chief Minister of the BJP in West Bengal.