Superintendent of Police (In-Charge) Mitun Dey told reporters on Tuesday that Dinda had made the claims during a recent public meeting in Moyna. According to Dey, the summons was issued on February 14 under various sections of the BNS. “He pleaded inability to come on the designated date through his lawyer and sought another date. However, the BJP MLA said he would comply with the summons and seek a fresh date between February 21 and 23, citing prior commitments on other days this month. BJP Chief Whip Sankar Ghosh said the MLA had been summoned to record his statement and that the matter was already known publicly.

Source: The Telegraph February 17, 2026 09:17 UTC