Bengali actress Swastika Mukherjee questioned over FIR on post-poll violence in 2021

Bengali actress Swastika Mukherjee appeared at Gariahat Police Station on Saturday for questioning in connection with an FIR filed against her and actor Parambrata Chatterjee. She was questioned for nearly an hour before leaving without speaking to the press.

Kolkata: Bengali actress Swastika Mukherjee on Saturday appeared for questioning at Gariahat Police Station in connection with an FIR registered against her and actor Parambrata Chatterjee over allegations of inciting post-poll violence in 2021 through a social media post.

Recently, an FIR was lodged against Parambrata Chatterjee and Swastika Mukherjee at Gariahat Police Station.

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The complainant, lawyer Joydeep Sen, had demanded a speedy investigation against the two actors.

Following the complaint, police registered an FIR and summoned the actress, asking her to appear before investigators within seven days.

Swastika Mukherjee appeared at Gariahat Police Station on Saturday afternoon.

After being questioned for nearly an hour regarding her alleged support for Parambrata’s social media post, she left the police station.

The actress did not speak to journalists present outside the police station before leaving in her car.

Incidentally, in 2021, Joydeep Sen had lodged a complaint over a post made by Parambrata on Twitter, now known as X.

According to the complainant, Parambrata had made provocative political comments on social media after the Assembly election results were declared. Swastika had allegedly supported the post and commented on it.

Lawyer Joydeep Sen claimed that on May 2, 2021, when the Trinamool Congress had crossed the majority mark in the West Bengal Assembly elections by around 4 p.m., Parambrata had written on social media: “Today should be declared as a thrashing day.”

Actress Swastika had allegedly responded to the post by writing: “Hahaha, let it be!”

According to the complainant, such comments contributed to political violence.

The complainant further alleged that such posts and comments by the actor and actress amounted to an offence under Section 107 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

According to the complaint, several incidents including attacks, murders, rapes, arson and physical assault on BJP workers took place in different districts of West Bengal during that period.

The complaint also referred to the murder of BJP worker Abhijit Sarkar of Beliaghata in Kolkata.

After the FIR was registered, neither Parambrata Chatterjee nor Swastika Mukherjee publicly reacted to the matter.

Swastika appeared directly at Gariahat Police Station on Saturday in connection with the summons.

It remains to be seen when Parambrata Chatterjee will appear before the investigators.