Mahua Moitra Condemns Extrajudicial Killing in West Bengal

Moitra specifically addressed the death of Prabhas Mondal, the primary suspect in the rape and murder case, arguing that the police action effectively shields the truth by silencing a key witness. By bypassing the courtroom, she contends, the state has denied the victim’s family a transparent path to justice and signaled a dangerous shift toward vigilantism.

The TMC leader rejected official police justifications for the encounter, emphasizing that the state must remain committed to due process regardless of the gravity of the crimes involved. She further challenged the Bharatiya Janata Party's rhetoric surrounding the event, insisting that public safety cannot be maintained by abandoning the rule of law in favor of summary executions.