# Bengal CM says ex-TMC MLA faced no corruption case 2026-08-16T11:19:00+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has said there was no corruption case against former TMC MLA Asish Banerjee, who was found dead at a party office on Sunday. Hindustan Times reports Adhikari said no notice or case was registered against Banerjee and denied police pressure played a role. A purported suicide note recovered from the office in Rampurhat, Birbhum district, said no one was responsible for his death. TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee alleged that the BJP and sections of the media should reflect on the consequences of a politics where reputations are put on trial before the truth is established, as per Hindustan Times. The Times of India adds that TMC legislator Kunal Ghosh called for an impartial probe, saying Banerjee had written of mental pressure and fear of social stigma in the note. The Economic Times notes Banerjee lost his seat in the 2026 assembly elections to BJP's Dhruba Saha by over 24,000 votes. Adhikari told Hindustan Times he spoke to Banerjee's family, who said police and local BJP leaders behaved well with them. He suggested corrupt people within the TMC might have threatened the former MLA. Police are examining the note and have sent the body for post-mortem. Local BJP MLA Dhruba Saha has called for a proper investigation into the death. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - economictimes.indiatimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources. Last updated 2026-08-16T11:41:22+00:00. Tags: Asish Banerjee, BJP, Suvendu Adhikari, Trinamool Congress, West Bengal Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ex-tmc-mla-asish-banerjee-suicide-bengal-cm-vows-probe/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ex-tmc-mla-asish-banerjee-suicide-bengal-cm-vows-probe/#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/