Overview
- The CBI arrested Jharna Mistry in Santoshpur, South 24 Parganas, a move that on Tuesday removed her proclaimed‑offender status after she evaded the case since the FIR was filed in 2021.
- The FIR taken over by the CBI alleges that Sova Rani Mondal was killed after the May 2, 2021 assembly result and was registered at Jagaddal police station before the agency took the case on August 27, 2021 under a Calcutta High Court order.
- The agency had named Mistry in a supplementary chargesheet filed on December 29, 2021 that lists 13 accused in the matter and had offered a cash reward for information leading to her arrest.
- Victims’ families have long accused local police of inadequate probes and sought higher‑court oversight, and the CBI’s prolonged investigation and recent arrest respond to those judicial petitions and public complaints.
- The CBI produced Mistry before the Barrackpore court and the case will proceed through the criminal process with further hearings and evidence‑stage steps that could affect other absconders and pending prosecutions in post‑poll violence cases.