Two-time Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP from Kolkata (Dakshin) and Kolkata Municipal Corporation Chairperson Mala Roy, along with her son Nirban Roy, surrendered before a lower court in Kolkata. They faced accusations of threatening BJP workers with firearms post the West Bengal Assembly poll results. Both applied for bail after surrendering, and the court granted them bail against personal bonds of Rs 1,000 each.
The incident involved the MP and her son allegedly creating tension in the Tollygunge area in South Kolkata on the evening of May 4. They were accused of attempting to intimidate BJP workers at gunpoint. Subsequently, the Kolkata Police issued a notice to Roy and her son under the Arms Act, 1959. Upon surrendering in court, they, along with their supporters, were promptly granted bail.
In the aftermath of the 2021 West Bengal assembly elections, marked by the BJP’s failed bid for power, post-poll violence erupted in the state. The BJP, falling short of its target of 200 seats, saw the Trinamool Congress secure a third consecutive term with a majority. However, in 2026, the BJP clinched power in the state for the first time with an absolute majority.
The recent two-phase assembly polls in West Bengal were notably peaceful, except for isolated incidents of violence. The newly appointed Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari, pledged employment opportunities for those who lost their lives in the post-poll violence of 2021.
