2011 — TMC Takes Power
TMC ends 34 years of Left Front rule. Within nine months, 56 CPI(M) members are
killed in attacks. Political patronage networks previously run by the Left are absorbed by TMC.
The culture of booth capturing, land-grabbing, and syndicate control continues — now under new
management.
2012 — Park Street Rape
Suzette Jordan gang-raped by five men in a moving car. CM Banerjee publicly calls it a
"Shajano Ghotona" (fabricated case) before investigation concludes. The IPS officer who
cracks the case is transferred out within weeks. One accused was the then-boyfriend of a future TMC MP.
2013 — Kamduni Horror
College student Shipra Ghosh gang-raped and mutilated by 8 TMC workers. CM calls
protesters "CPM agents." A bomb is hurled at the home of the justice movement leader. The CID
investigator handling the probe later becomes Kolkata Police Commissioner — overseeing the RG Kar
cover-up in 2024.
2014–2016 — Narada Sting
Journalist Mathew Samuel of Narada News conducts undercover sting. 12 TMC leaders and
one IPS officer caught on camera accepting cash bribes from a fictitious company. TMC wins 2016
elections with two-thirds majority despite videos being public. CBI probe ordered 2017. As of 2025, trials
stalled with no convictions.
2016 — Saradha & Rose Valley Chit Fund Collapses
Millions of small depositors lose savings in Saradha and Rose Valley chit fund collapses.
Both promoters had documented TMC links. Several TMC leaders including Madan Mitra arrested. Total
fraud estimated at over ₹15,000 crore. Victims — mostly rural poor — never
fully compensated.
2018 — Panchayat Violence
10 killed on polling day. TMC wins 34% of seats uncontested —
candidates coerced into not filing nominations. Booth capturing documented. Opposition parties record
hundreds of incidents of violence across Bengal's 77,000+ gram panchayat seats.
May 2021 — Post-Poll Massacre
TMC wins assembly landslide. Within hours, violence erupts across 23 districts. 14+
BJP workers killed in the first week. NHRC documents 1,979 complaints from 15,000 victims. 60% of
FIRs refused by police. Calcutta HC orders CBI to take over 52 murder cases.
April 2022 — Hanskhali
14-year-old gang-raped and murdered at TMC panchayat member's son's party. Body
cremated to destroy evidence. CM questions whether it was rape. All 9 accused convicted; 3
sentenced to life imprisonment — December 2025.
March 2022 — Bogtui Massacre
8 people burned alive inside locked homes in Birbhum. District TMC boss
Anubrata Mondal refuses CBI summons citing "headache." Arrested August 2022 in cattle smuggling scam.
Convicted by Delhi court 2024.
July 2022 — SSC/TET Education Scam
Education Minister Partha Chatterjee arrested. ₹49.8 crore cash
recovered from associate's flat. Thousands of qualified teachers denied jobs. Calcutta HC
declares all tainted appointments void.
October 2023 — Ration & Ministerial Arrests
Sitting Food Minister Jyotipriya Mallick arrested by ED. His testimony implicates Shahjahan
Sheikh — triggering the chain of events that exposes years of rape and land-grabbing
in Sandeshkhali.
January–February 2024 — Sandeshkhali
ED raids; Shahjahan flees for 55 days. Women finally speak. Arrested only after
Calcutta HC condemned police inaction. CBI takes over; SC upholds probe.
August 2024 — RG Kar
Trainee doctor raped and murdered inside her hospital. College principal arrested for
evidence tampering. FIR deliberately delayed. SC takes suo motu cognizance. Sanjoy Roy
convicted — January 2025.
2025 — Courts Respond Systematically
SC cancels bail for post-poll accused; calls attacks "assault on roots of democracy." CBI
names TMC MLA and two Kolkata Police officers as accused in Narkeldanga chargesheet.
Hanskhali accused sentenced to life. Mondal cattle conviction upheld on appeal.