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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...

Kolkata Municipal Corporation’s Notice and MP Abhishek Banerjee’s Reaction The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has issued a notice to the residence of Abhishek Banerjee—the All India General Secretary of the Trinamool Congress and Member of Parliament for Diamond Harbour. According to media reports, the notice directs that the "unauthorized portions" of the properties located at 188A Harish Mukherjee Road and 121 Kalighat Road be demolished within seven days. According to the Corporation, certain sections of the properties in question were constructed in deviation from the approved building plans. The notice explicitly states that if the property owner fails to take the initiative to demolish the unauthorized structures within the stipulated seven-day timeframe, the Corporation will proceed to demolish those sections using its own resources. Such notices are typically issued by the Building Department under the relevant sections of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, 1...