# Mob attacks ex-TMC MLA Nirmal Ghosh outside Kolkata police station 2026-08-14T23:56:23+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Former Trinamool Congress MLA Nirmal Ghosh was mobbed with eggs, sticks, kicks, and slaps outside Khardah police station in Kolkata on Friday while being escorted to Barrackpore Court. He was arrested a day earlier from Odisha for his alleged role in the hurried cremation of the RG Kar rape and murder victim's body. Police sent him to eight days' custody. A close aide, former councillor Sanjib Mukherjee, was also attacked. The attack is part of a series of mob assaults on TMC leaders since the BJP won the 2026 Assembly elections. TMC chairperson Mamata Banerjee and general secretary Abhishek Banerjee have also been targeted. TMC blames the BJP, which denies the charge. The Calcutta High Court has questioned the state administration's inability to protect leaders. ## Coverage - thehindu.com - odishatv.in Tags: BJP, Calcutta High Court, Nirmal Ghosh, RG Kar case, Trinamool Congress, West Bengal Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/mob-attacks-ex-tmc-mla-nirmal-ghosh-outside-kolkata-police-station/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/mob-attacks-ex-tmc-mla-nirmal-ghosh-outside-kolkata-police-station/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.