Kolkata, 13 February (H.S.) : Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has accused BJP leader Amit Malviya of obstructing the execution of a court-issued warrant by the West Bengal Police in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida in connection with a case involving allegedly fabricated chat messages linked to her.

According to officials in West Bengal’s Nadia district, a police team had travelled to Noida’s Sector 110 to execute a non-bailable warrant against a social media content creator accused of circulating doctored screenshots purportedly involving the Krishnanagar MP. The team was accompanied by personnel from the Noida Police during the operation.

However, the Nadia district police later alleged that their attempt to arrest the accused was disrupted after what they described as “external communications by certain political functionaries.” The team was reportedly taken to a local police station, during which the legal process was allegedly hindered, allowing the accused to flee. Efforts are currently underway to trace him.

Moitra, who represents Krishnanagar in Nadia district, shared multiple video clips on social media platform X, claiming they captured the sequence of events. In her posts, she alleged that the accused was seen making phone calls during the police visit and claimed that Malviya intervened, pressuring local authorities and facilitating the accused’s escape. She further alleged that despite a notice under Section 41A being served — which she claimed the accused had acknowledged — the West Bengal Police were prevented from carrying out the arrest.

In a separate statement on X, Nadia district police said a preliminary examination by its cyber cell had determined that the chat screenshots in circulation involving Moitra were “forged and fabricated.” TMC sources further alleged that the accused had links with the BJP’s IT cell.

Responding to the controversy, Union minister and senior BJP leader Sukanta Majumdar defended the Uttar Pradesh Police, asserting that they would act strictly in accordance with the law. He accused the West Bengal administration of selective enforcement and alleged that the state police had failed to act on multiple directives from the Election Commission in other cases.

Majumdar claimed that while the Bengal police had been ineffective in implementing certain Election Commission orders and addressing incidents of violence linked to electoral processes, they had shown unusual urgency in pursuing the present case across state lines. He maintained that the Uttar Pradesh Police are impartial and would discharge their duties lawfully.

The matter has triggered a fresh political confrontation between the Trinamool Congress and the BJP, with both sides trading allegations over interference, partisanship and the integrity of law enforcement agencies.

Hindusthan Samachar / Satya Prakash Singh