Overview
- Mala Roy, which surrendered before the Alipore chief judicial magistrate on Wednesday, was granted bail alongside her son and 22 co-accused after they applied on surrender.
- The FIR lodged at Tollygunge police station on May 4 charges the group with criminal intimidation, voluntarily causing hurt and an outrage‑to‑modesty count and invokes provisions of the Arms Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Police allege the incident took place around 6 pm on Sadhu Taracharan Road in Tollygunge when Roy, her son and supporters used firearms and sharp weapons to threaten and assault BJP workers.
- Roy and her lawyer say the FIR is politically motivated and false, while police have already arrested one person in the case and the investigation and court process remain ongoing.
- The case adds to a tense post-election moment in West Bengal after the recent assembly result and could affect local political relations as legal proceedings continue.