Three judges of Alipore Court in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district reported that they were threatened inside the chamber of the District Judge by an impostor who claimed to be a Cabinet Minister. The incident occurred on September 24‑25, 2026, when the judges’ vehicle was blocked at New Alipore, and they were summoned to the judge’s office under the pretext that the vehicle’s owner, a doctor, would apologise.
During the meeting, the doctor was accompanied by a man named Sudipta Roy Chowdhury, who introduced himself as a Cabinet Minister and public servant. He repeatedly addressed people as “Dada” and “Didi” while referring to higher‑ranking judicial officers, and made numerous telephone calls. The judges’ letter, signed by the three officers, notes that the statements were made in the presence of the District Judge In‑Charge and the Registrar of Alipore Court.
After the meeting, the judges searched online and discovered that Chowdhury is not a minister. His name appeared in the Rose Valley investigation, and he had been held by the Enforcement Directorate for an extended period. The judges also submitted a storage chip containing most of the conversation that took place in the chamber.
The judges, including two female officers, expressed that the episode left them with a continuing sense of fear, pressure and insecurity. They emphasized that allowing such threats to go unchallenged would undermine the independence of the subordinate judiciary and requested appropriate action against the impostor.
