Kalicharan Banerjee, a former officer on special duty (OSD) to ex-mayor Firhad Hakim, has been arrested in connection with the Garden Reach cave-in case on Thursday.
Banerjee, who was accommodated in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) in 2018 after Hakim became mayor, has previously faced allegations of corruption, sources said.
A resident of Howrah, he initially served as the controlling officer for MP-LAD and BEUP (Bidhayak Elaka Unnayan Prakalpa) before being appointed OSD to the mayor.
In 2024, an employee at Abhishek Banerjee’s Camac Street office lodged a complaint with Shakespeare Sarani police alleging that Banerjee had impersonated Abhishek’s personal assistant to extort money.
This May, an advocate submitted a complaint to senior KMC officials alleging large-scale corruption involving fake tenders worth several crores of rupees.
Banerjee was arrested in connection with the Garden Reach cave-in after being
questioned till late on Thursday.
According to sources, Banerjee would be produced before a court on Friday.