# Delhi Police summons Mamata Banerjee as witness in 2013 protest case 2026-11-09T16:54:05+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 5 independent outlets (6 source reports) Delhi Police has served a notice to former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, asking her to record her statement as a witness in a 2013 case linked to a confrontation with police during a Trinamool Congress protest in New Delhi. Police sources said on Monday, 9 November, that she has been called as a witness and not as an accused. India Today reports a team of Delhi Police visited Banerjee's Kolkata residence to deliver the notice, which asked her to join the investigation on a suitable date at her residence, office or another location of her choice. The case stems from an April 2013 protest near the Planning Commission headquarters on Sansad Marg, where Banerjee clashed with police over her entry route. The protest followed an alleged assault on then West Bengal finance minister Amit Mitra by SFI activists. India Today adds that Banerjee called herself a 'Less Important Person' and later was admitted to a Kolkata clinic with breathing difficulties. India TV reports the notice was served under Section 160 CrPC. The next step is for Banerjee to choose a date and location for her statement. Update, 9 November 2026: India TV reports the notice was served under Section 160 CrPC and quotes its text, adding that Ritabrata Banerjee, then SFI general secretary, was also arrested in the case. Mathrubhumi carries a syndicated version of the Deccan Chronicle report. Both confirm the core facts and that Banerjee has not yet responded. ## Indian Opinion Analysis All five outlets report the same facts: Delhi Police served Mamata Banerjee a notice to appear as a witness in a 2013 case stemming from a Trinamool Congress protest and the alleged assault on Amit Mitra by SFI activists. The coverage is uniform straight news from wire copy or agency reports. India Today adds detail on the confrontation and Banerjee's subsequent hospitalisation, Morung Express reports the notice was served under Section 160 CrPC. No outlet treats the story as adversarial or political. The implications for Banerjee hinge on her response, which no source says she has given yet. ## Coverage Coverage: 4 sources, 4 neutral - Syndicated copy - deccanchronicle.com Straight news agency-style report, no slant - mathrubhumi.com Syndicated wire copy, no additional framing - indiatoday.in (neutral report) Straight news report with additional incident detail - morungexpress.com (neutral report) Straight news report with background on the 2013 case - indiatvnews.com (neutral report) Straight news report quoting the notice, adds political context This brief was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Amit Mitra, Delhi Police, Mamata Banerjee, SFI, Trinamool Congress Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-police-asks-mamata-banerjee-to-give-witness-statement-in-2013-case/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/delhi-police-asks-mamata-banerjee-to-give-witness-statement-in-2013-case/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/