Overview
- The Krishnanagar court granted bail to Amir Chand Sheikh and four relatives after three days in judicial custody, setting bonds at ₹2,000 each with no opposition from police or complainants.
- Rights groups presented a 2024 pledge certificate signed by Sheikh’s mother and Berhampore Medical College acknowledged receiving and transplanting her corneas.
- Senior officers said they moved on a criminal complaint during large, tense protests and noted a post-mortem found no organs missing other than the corneas.
- Sheikh rejoined duties on Friday as a booth-level officer after his release, maintaining he honored his mother’s wish and calling the case a maligning effort.
- Activists held demonstrations demanding accountability for the arrests, while the family filed complaints against alleged mob leaders and police pledged organ-donation awareness drives.