Senior TMC leader Firhad Hakim has resigned as mayor of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, saying he was unable to function properly. Hakim, who served for nearly seven-and-a-half years, said he stepped down with Mamata Banerjee's consent

According to police, the incident took place on May 29, when the minor girl was in a lift at a metro station. The man allegedly took advantage of the situation when no one else was present inside the lift and committed an inappropriate act