06 May,2026 08:49 PM IST | Kolkata | mid-day online correspondent
West Bengal DGP Siddh Nath Gupta addresses a press conference, in Kolkata, on Wednesday. PIC/PTI
A total of 200 first information reports (FIRs) have been registered and 433 arrests made in connection with incidents of post-poll violence in West Bengal since the results of the recently concluded assembly elections were declared on Monday, Director General of Police (DGP) Siddh Nath Gupta said on Wednesday.
In addition to the 433 arrests made for direct involvement in cases of post-poll violence, the DGP said that 1,100 persons have so far been placed under preventive detention.
His statement came a day after the Election Commission of India (ECI) directed the West Bengal Chief Secretary, the DGP, and the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) deployed in the state to ensure zero tolerance towards post-poll violence.
In one such incident, police have arrested four persons, including a Trinamool Congress leader, in connection with the murder of BJP worker Madhu Mondal in the New Town area of Kolkata.
Police said the accused were arrested from areas near the India-Bangladesh border in Bangaon and Gopalnagar in North 24 Parganas district. Officers from the Technocity police station carried out the arrests in the early hours of Wednesday. Initial investigations suggest that the accused were allegedly attempting to flee to Bangladesh after committing the murder.
BJP worker Madhu Mondal, a resident of Baligari area under the Rajarhat-New Town Assembly constituency, was allegedly beaten to death on Tuesday afternoon. Sources said he had a long-standing land-related dispute with the accused Trinamool Congress leader, Kamal Mondal.
The simmering tension reportedly escalated after the BJP secured a massive mandate in the West Bengal Assembly elections, ending the 15-year rule of the Trinamool Congress government. Allegedly, Kamal Mondal and his associates attacked Madhu Mondal, who was rescued in a critically injured condition and later declared dead at the hospital.
Kamal Mondal is a former member of the Rajarhat Patharghata Gram Panchayat, while his wife Chameli Mondal is a current member. The incident triggered widespread tension in the area. Kamal Mondal's house was surrounded by angry locals and extensive vandalism was reported. Piyush Kanoria, the newly elected BJP MLA from the area, has demanded strict punishment for those involved in the murder.
Gupta also explained the withdrawal of certain additional security arrangements from outside the residences and offices of outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool Congress National General Secretary and party Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee.
"Both of them, because of their present positions, are entitled to specific security arrangements as per protocol, which are still being provided. However, some additional security arrangements that they had been enjoying earlier have been withdrawn, and those personnel are currently being utilised for maintaining law and order in the state," the DGP said.
Through mediapersons, the DGP also appealed to the public not to take the law into their own hands under any circumstances.
"Some people might have grievances against others. In such cases, they should approach the police instead of taking the law into their own hands. If any incident takes place and no formal complaint is lodged, the police will register suo motu cases wherever necessary," he said.
As per the ECI's directions, 500 companies of CAPF have remained deployed in West Bengal even after Monday to prevent incidents of post-poll violence. The forces will continue to remain in the state until further orders from the Commission.
(With IANS inputs)
