Abhishek Banerjee gets protection from coercive action in 3 FIRs against him

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the police not to take any coercive steps against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee in three criminal cases against him till November 30, holding that custodial interrogation is not necessary.

The court directed the Diamond Harbour MP not to travel abroad without permission of the high court.

Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya clarified that the permission granted to Banerjee by the Supreme Court for going abroad for three weeks for medical reasons would not be curtailed by this order.