Overview
- Mallick was attacked around 9 p.m. Sunday at his Salt Lake residence-office and sustained minor injuries that did not require hospitalisation.
- The accused was identified by police as Abhishek Das, about 30, from the Habra area in North 24 Parganas.
- Security staff and nearby party workers restrained the intruder, who was then taken into custody by Bidhannagar police for interrogation.
- CCTV and police accounts indicate the man had lingered outside the house since the afternoon and conducted multiple checks of the premises earlier in the day.
- After questioning, police verified family-provided documents of psychiatric treatment and handed the accused to his relatives as the investigation proceeds.