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Mahua Moitra Sues Police Over Egg Attack Inaction, Citing Security Breach
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Moneycontrol•22-09-2026, 12:57
Mahua Moitra Sues Police Over Egg Attack Inaction, Citing Security Breach
- •Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra has filed a plea with the Calcutta High Court, alleging police inaction after eggs were thrown at her during a visit to her Krishnanagar constituency in West Bengal.
- •Her counsel claims police failed to ensure her security during the incident in Tehatta, Nadia district, where a rival party allegedly waved black flags and pelted her vehicle with eggs.
- •Moitra moved the high court seeking remedy, stating the egg pelting on September 16 occurred despite a previous court order for police to provide security during her constituency visits.
- •The court had previously directed police to provide two security personnel to Moitra until the end of September whenever she visited her constituency.
- •Moitra, a two-term MP, alleged that BJP workers threw eggs at her on September 16 and questioned police presence during the incident, which she live-streamed on social media.
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Mahua Moitra moved the Calcutta High Court to allege police inaction regarding an incident on September 16 where eggs were thrown at her vehicle by rival party members in Tehatta, Nadia district.
The Calcutta High Court had earlier issued an interim order directing police to provide two security personnel to the MP until the end of September whenever she visits her constituency.
Moitra alleged that seven to ten BJP workers, including the local Mandal president and panchayat samiti leaders, threw eggs at her during a party programme.
