A court in West Bengal has issued an arrest warrant against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra in connection with a hate speech case. The warrant was issued following what was described as a 'series of disobedience' by Moitra.

Judicial work was disrupted across West Bengal as at least six courts, including two in Kolkata, were evacuated and checked following bomb threats.

TMC leader Vijay Singh was pelted with eggs and faced shouts of 'chor, chor' outside Asansol court, an incident following a similar attack on former minister Udayan Guha.

Back-to-back bomb threats have been reported in courts across Bengal, prompting Chief Secretary Nandini Chakraborty to promise foolproof security measures for judges and judicial premises.

Courts in Bengal are experiencing a pile-up of cases and deferred hearings as they begin 'SIR work'. Concurrently, the Mamata government plans to provide Home Guard jobs to the families of 'SIR victims'.