Overview

• An Alipore court granted bail to Hindol Majumdar on a ₹1,000 surety after his three-day police custody ended on August 18.
• Kolkata Police opposed his release, arguing bail could impede the investigation and enable evidence tampering.
• The prosecution presented alleged WhatsApp chats between Majumdar and Jadavpur University students as digital evidence of his involvement in the convoy assault.
• Majumdar’s defense counsel argued that his name was not included in the FIR and that the police had shown no visible progress in their inquiry.
• Jadavpur University faculty and students held a protest demanding his unconditional release and further court hearings on the contested evidence are anticipated.