55 lakhs disappears from TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee's account

A shocking incident slammed veteran Trinamool Congress MP and seasoned lawyer Kalyan Banerjee when fraudsters raided his long-forgotten bank account, siphoning off a whopping 55 lakh rupees in a brazen cyber heist. The scam, uncovered on a routine evening call from his State Bank of India branch manager of High Court Branch, exposed how dormant accounts—those silent vaults gathering digital dust—can become hackers' playgrounds. Banerjee was blindsided when fraudsters forged his KYC details, forged documents to re-activate into the unused account, and executed seamless withdrawals without a whisper of alert.

This isn't just a personal blow; it's a stark wake-up call amid Bengal's surging tide of online cons, where savvy scammers outpace safeguards, leaving even high-profile figures like Banerjee scrambling for justice. Fraudsters didn't just steal—they orchestrated a revival, reactivating the profile with counterfeit credentials before draining it dry through a series of untraceable transfers. Shocked but swift, Banerjee's lawyer dashed to Lalbazar's cybercrime division and lodged a detailed FIR related to this incident. As investigators from the elite cyber cell dive into transaction logs and IP trails, the case underscores a chilling trend: from fake arrests to phantom loans, Bengal's fraudsters are evolving faster than the firewalls fighting them.

Banerjee's ordeal spotlights the human fragility behind financial fortresses, urging a rethink on dormant account protocols and real-time monitoring that could shield everyday savers from elite embarrassments. With Kolkata Police vowing a thorough probe—potentially unmasking a syndicate preying on the politically prominent—the MP remains undeterred, channeling his fury into calls for tighter KYC reforms. Yet, as Kolkata's nights grow longer with whispers of the next big score, this tale serves as both cautionary chronicle and clarion call: in an era where your PIN is power, vigilance isn't optional—it's survival.