Kolkata, February 21 – Former Director General of Police (DGP) of West Bengal, Rajeev Kumar, has sent a legal notice to Union Minister of State (MoS) for Education, Sukanta Majumdar, for making derogatory remarks against him, state government sources said on Saturday.
In the legal notice, the former State DGP Kumar demanded the immediate removal of defamatory video content from all platforms, including social/digital media, and other public domains, as well as a public apology for the defamation caused to him.
"A defamatory reel/video has been uploaded and is being circulated on social media, digital media platforms, and Facebook and Instagram pages, as well as other public domains, where you are seen making certain false, fabricated, and malicious statements and accusations against my client," the legal notice stated.
It further added, "You have made utterly false, reckless, and defamatory imputations, including branding my client as "Didi tera DG Deewana, haye Ram, ED ko dale dana" and other slanderous expressions, evidently intended to tarnish the name, fame, reputation, moral integrity, and professional character of my client."
The former State DGP said that MoS Sukanta Majumdar accused him of charges such as corruption and alleged his involvement in connection with the coal scam and cattle smuggling.
"By such unlawful and defamatory statements, my client has suffered grave humiliation, mental agony, loss of honour, and irreversible harm to his professional standing in society. Your actions amount to deliberate character assassination, with the intention of sensationalising falsehood for publicity and causing irreparable harm to my client's reputation," the former State DGP said in the letter.
Seeking an apology from Sukanta Majumdar, the letter added, "In view of the above, you are requested to render an unconditional apology on all platforms, including social/digital media and other public domains, where the defamatory content was published, explicitly declaring that the allegations made by you against my client were false, unverified, baseless, and defamatory within seven days of receiving this notice, failing which my client shall be constrained to initiate appropriate civil and criminal proceedings against you."
After the letter came to light, MoS Sukanta Majumdar said, "You and I both know his (Former West Bengal DGP Rajeev Kumar's) image. Many people think that he is accused of losing files. The CBI went to his residence to arrest him. The recent incident has shown that he has become the Chief Minister's disciple in the 'file theft' case. They have joined hands. You have heard what the court's observations are. If necessary, we will also bring it to the social media in the coming days. He wanted to fight it legally, we will fight it legally."
Minister of State Sukanta Majumdar told that he has already responded to the former West Bengal DGP's letter.