Impostor posing as Minister threatened judges inside District Judge’s chamber in West Bengal
Three judges in West Bengal have filed a complaint alleging that an impostor posing as a Cabinet Minister intimidated them inside a District Judge's chamber. The incident involved claims of extraneous influence and pressure exerted on the judicial officers.
Why it matters
It raises serious concerns about the safety of the judiciary and the integrity of legal proceedings against external political interference.
Three sitting Judges of Alipore Court, in West Bengal ’s South 24 Parganas district, have alleged they were threatened inside the chamber of the District Judge by an impostor posing as a Cabinet Minister.
The three judicial officers, in a letter, brought the issue to the notice of the District Judge and the President of the West Bengal Judicial Service Association, alleging intimidation, attempted interference and the exertion of extraneous influence, following an incident dated September 24, 2026.
After the vehicle of the three Judges was blocked at New Alipore by the driver of a private vehicle, the Judges were called to the chamber of the District Judge on September 25, 2026, on the pretext that the vehicle’s owner, a doctor, would apologise for his driver’s conduct.
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