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Calcutta High Court Orders Rs 5 Lakh Compensation for Illegal Detention of BJP Worker
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News18•05-10-2026, 21:39
Calcutta High Court Orders Rs 5 Lakh Compensation for Illegal Detention of BJP Worker
- •The Calcutta High Court has ordered the state government to pay Rs 5 lakh 36 thousand as compensation to BJP worker Joykrishna Nag for 60 days of illegal detention during the TMC regime.
- •The division bench of Justice Debangsu Basak and Justice Arijit Dutta ruled that the detention caused severe mental harassment and depression.
- •Joykrishna Nag, a tea garden worker and BJP labor wing member from Kumargram in Alipurduar, was targeted following the 2018 panchayat elections.
- •Despite being granted bail in three cases, he was unlawfully kept imprisoned from August 6, 2018, to October 5, 2018.
- •The compensation package includes Rs 5 lakh for harassment and Rs 36,000 calculated at Rs 600 per day as unpaid tea garden wages for the 60 days.
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The Calcutta High Court ordered the state government to pay Rs 5 lakh 36 thousand as compensation to BJP worker Joykrishna Nag for mental harassment, depression, and his 60-day illegal detention in jail from August 6 to October 5, 2018.
Joykrishna Nag is a tea garden worker from Kumargram in Alipurduar associated with the BJP's labor wing, whose wife was elected as a panchayat candidate. He was unlawfully detained in jail for 60 days from August 6, 2018, to October 5, 2018, following the 2018 panchayat elections.
The total compensation includes Rs 5 lakh for mental harassment and an additional Rs 36,000 awarded as wages for the 60 days of illegal detention, calculated at the rate of Rs 600 per day for his work as a tea garden worker.
