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SRISTY NEWS 365 24 May 2026 | SUnday | Kolkata Bureau KOLKATA POLITICAL NEWS FIR Filed Against KMC Officers: Mayor Firhad Hakim in Trouble Over Building Plan Scam   Graphic: SRISTY NEWS 365 FIR Filed Against Multiple KMC Officials: Mayor Firhad Hakim Under Scanner Kolkata, May 24: The Trinamool Congress-led Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) faces major trouble after an FIR was lodged against several high-ranking officials. The allegations include illegal building plan approvals, fake mutations, and encroachment of government land to allegedly benefit a major real estate company. Mayor Firhad Hakim's name has surfaced in the complaint, creating political turmoil. Key Allegations: According to complainant Sricharan Roy, the scam involves fake inspection reports, map tampering, and illegal alteration of KMC's confidential Municipal Assessment Book and digital database records. A spe...

  KMC issues notice to demolish two houses of Abhishek Banerjee within 7 days   Reported by Sanchita chatterjee: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has issued notices to a total of 17 properties belonging to Trinamool Congress All India General Secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee for illegal construction. The most notable of these are his residence 'Shantiniketan' on Harish Mukherjee Road in South Kolkata and his house at 121 Kalighat Road.  What is the gist of the notice?  These notices have been issued under Section 400(1) of the KMC Act, 1980. The municipality alleges that several parts of the two houses have been built outside the approved design or Sanctioned Building Plan. That is, the plan for which permission was passed and the construction of the house was obtained, is different from the actual construction.  Which two houses are on the scanner?   Shantiniketan: Abhishek Banerjee's own residence located on Harish Mukherjee Road.  121 K...