Overview

• A Bolpur Sub-divisional Court granted Mondal bail on health grounds with a ₹1,000 surety and a requirement to cooperate with investigators
• Government counsel argued the investigating officer failed to serve the mandatory BNSS notice and did not provide the police case diary before the hearing
• Formal charges have not been filed yet in the FIR lodged on May 30 after a leaked audio clip alleged he abused and threatened Inspector-in-Charge Liton Halder and his family
• The National Commission for Women has taken suo motu cognisance of the incident and summoned state police officers to report on protective measures for the officer’s family
• The Central Bureau of Investigation has reopened related witness-intimidation inquiries, extending oversight beyond the Birbhum police probe