[3] Mitra was the leader of peasants and indigenous Santhals in greater Rajshahi region, currently in the district of Chapai Nawabganj, and was often referred to by them as RaniMa (Queen mother).

She was detained at the Nachole police station for four days, and during the detention, she was repeatedly gang-raped and tortured by the policemen.

[4] Then she was sent to the Rajshahi Central jail on 21 January 1950, where she was reportedly tortured for not accepting her involvement in the rebellion.

As she was a Hindu and a Communist activist, to avoid persecution, she did not return to Pakistan and stayed the rest of her life in India.

She also participated in mobilizing public opinion and support during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.