Overview

• Parul and Pinki Das, widows of Haragobinda and Chandan Das, have refused state compensation, citing distrust in the West Bengal government.
• The widows allege that police forcibly entered their Salt Lake residence on May 4, damaging property and attempting to coerce them into meeting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
• Police justified the raid by citing a kidnapping complaint filed by the victims' younger son, Samartho Das, though the widows claim this was a pretext for intimidation.
• In letters to the Calcutta High Court and Governor C.V. Ananda Bose, the widows have requested central security and a CBI investigation into the lynching of their family members.
• Two sub-inspectors from Shamsherganj police station were suspended for lapses during the April riots, which left three dead and hundreds displaced.