Deben Mondal passes away at Jalpaiguri Medical College and Hospital

Exam-focused facts from the 17 March 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Deben Mondal, a 48-year-old inmate of the Jalpaiguri Central Correctional Home (JCCH), passed away on March 6, 2026, at the Jalpaiguri Medical College and Hospital.
Asim Halder serves as the Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMOH) of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal.
Biswarup Biswas holds the position of Superintendent at the JCCH.
Dr. Subarna Goswami is a public health expert and epidemiologist who provided analysis on the Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) outbreak.