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Krishnanagar court issues arrest warrant for Mahua Moitra
Scroll··20 Aug
On 19 August 2026, the 3rd judicial magistrate at Krishnanagar ordered an arrest warrant against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra for not appearing in a case over June social-media remarks. The court directed that an execution report be filed by 28 August. The judge had asked her to appear that day after she missed 18 August. She was not present.
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What It Means For You
- If you have a pending summons in Nadia, this order shows the Krishnanagar magistrate treated repeated non-appearance as enough to issue an arrest warrant.
- Anyone following Moitra's June posts can note the warrant is for skipping court, not a finding yet on whether the remarks were an offence.
- If you are a lawyer in the case, the court recorded counsel's statement that the MP would not appear and feared heckling outside the premises.
What's Happening
- The 3rd judicial magistrate ordered the warrant on 19 August and asked for an execution report on 28 August.
- Pre-cognisance summons had already been issued. The judge gave time till 5 pm on 19 August after she missed the morning, then issued the warrant.
- The June 17 complaint is tied to two social-media posts after a 12 June gathering of women BJP supporters outside the same court.
What The June Posts And Earlier Court Dates Were About
- The complainant alleged Moitra's posts responded to women who had come with eggs and tomatoes to throw when she arrived for an older case.
- Counsel for the complainant, Shirshendu Das, said summons went multiple times and that 18 August had been treated as a final appearance date.
- The Supreme Court on 7 August declined to let Moitra appear virtually before the police in connection with the matter.
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