Overview

• An FIR was registered at Burtolla police station on June 22 following a complaint by a Sonagachi sex worker accusing Sukanta Majumdar of demeaning comments.
• The case stems from Majumdar’s detention in Bhawanipore on June 20, when he told Kolkata Police they had turned law and order into Sonagachi’s sex workers.
• Trinamool Congress leaders, including Kunal Ghosh and Sashi Panja, condemned the remark as humiliating and demanded an unconditional apology.
• Majumdar defended his comparison as a critique of police ethics rather than an insult to sex workers and labeled the FIR politically motivated.
• Sonagachi sex workers and their children have announced a protest gathering on June 23 to denounce the remarks.