No Incriminating Items Found in House Search in 2024 Suo Motu FIR Against Suvendu Adhikari: Police to Calcutta HC

Police Tells Calcutta HC No Incriminating Material Was Found

Purba Medinipur Police on September 29, 2026, informed the Calcutta High Court that no incriminating material was found during a search of a house in Kolaghat in a case involving Suvendu Adhikari.

The police report was submitted before Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya in connection with a suo motu FIR registered during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Search Was Conducted During 2024 Lok Sabha Elections

The search took place while the Model Code of Conduct was in force for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

According to the police report, authorities conducted the raid and search after receiving information from sources about alleged material being stored at the premises. Adhikari was the Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly at the time.

Allegations Involved Country-Made Bombs and Cash

Adhikari's lawyer, Mayukh Mukherjee, told the court that the suo motu case had been initiated based on information alleging that country-made bombs and cash were stored at the house.

The police subsequently reported that no incriminating material was found during the search. The report also indicated that there appeared to have been a “miscommunication” concerning the information that led to the operation.

High Court Had Stayed FIR in May 2024

The suo motu FIR was lodged by the then officer-in-charge of Kolaghat police station on May 22, 2024.

The Calcutta High Court had stayed the FIR on May 24, 2024, shortly after it was registered. Adhikari had approached the High Court challenging the case connected with the search.

Adhikari's Lawyer Does Not Press Petition

After the police submitted its report stating that no incriminating material had been found, Adhikari's lawyer told the court that the petition would not be pursued further.

Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya recorded the decision and dismissed the petition as “not pressed”.

What the Police Report Says

The police report clarified that the search had been conducted on the basis of information received during the election period but that the subsequent search did not result in the recovery of incriminating material.

The finding is significant because the FIR and search had generated a legal dispute that reached the High Court. The police statement before the court now records the outcome of the search.

Case Dates Back to 2024 Election Period

The controversy originated during the 2024 Lok Sabha election campaign in West Bengal, when police conducted the search at the Kolaghat premises.

Adhikari, who was then Leader of the Opposition, challenged the police action and the subsequent suo motu FIR before the Calcutta High Court. The court's interim order in May 2024 stayed the FIR.

Court Disposes of Petition

With the police report stating that no incriminating material had been found and Adhikari's lawyer declining to press the petition, the High Court disposed of the matter as not pressed.

The latest development therefore concerns the status of the petition and the police report submitted before the court, rather than a finding of guilt or wrongdoing against any individual.

Key Takeaways

• Purba Medinipur Police told the Calcutta High Court that no incriminating material was found during a 2024 house search in Kolaghat.

• The search was conducted during the Model Code of Conduct for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

• The police action followed information alleging that country-made bombs and cash were stored at the premises.

• The suo motu FIR was registered on May 22, 2024.

• The Calcutta High Court had stayed the FIR on May 24, 2024.

• Police told the court that there appeared to have been a “miscommunication”.

• Suvendu Adhikari's lawyer subsequently chose not to pursue the petition.

• The High Court dismissed the petition as “not pressed”.