During the hearing, the Delhi Police opposed the bail pleas filed by Khalid and Imam, arguing that there were no changes in circumstances and that both of them had a significant role in the conspiracy, distinct from the other accused in the case.

Railway officials said Central Railway services were hit the hardest. Trains from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) to Kalyan were delayed by about 25 to 30 minutes.

Soon after Chandrima Bhattacharya resigned as TMC’s chief, former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee assumed the charges of state TMC President. The former CM inducted two more individuals–Madan Mitra and Kunal Ghosh– into the party committee.