DJ remark case: CID allowed to collect Abhishek Banerjee’s voice sample

2 min readKolkataUpdated: Jun 24, 2026 02:02 PM IST

Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee has already been questioned at the CID headquarters in the case related to his 'DJ remark'. (File Photo)

The West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Tuesday got permission to collect a voice sample from Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee in connection with a case related to his remark on DJs playing music to celebrate the Assembly election results.

The CID had filed an application in the Bidhannagar court, seeking permission to collect Banerjee’s voice sample. The court ordered that the sample be recorded on June 30, with Banerjee required to appear in person. A magistrate and forensic experts will be present at the time.

During the Assembly election campaign, Banerjee had said that DJs would play loud music to celebrate once the votes were counted. “The DJs will play…will play so loudly, it will make your ears ring!” he said. A complaint was later filed against his comment.

The Trinamool MP has already been questioned at the CID headquarters in this case.

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The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday declined an urgent hearing on Abhishek Banerjee’s plea seeking permission to travel abroad for eye treatment.

Banerjee has been named in an FIR for allegedly making objectionable remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah during an election rally. In May, the high court criticised Banerjee’s comments and, in an interim order, directed the police not to take any coercive action against the TMC MP till July 31. The court also made it clear that the TMC leader must fully cooperate with the investigation.

The bench observed that the allegations mentioned in the FIR required a thorough probe and allowed the investigation to continue. It also directed that if the probe agency wanted to summon Banerjee for questioning, it should serve him a notice at least 48 hours in advance.

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Banerjee had moved the Calcutta High Court seeking that the FIR be cancelled.

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