Student sexually assaulted at Kolkata law college; TMC leader amongst 3 held
PTC News Desk: A student was sexually assaulted by group of men inside a law college in South Kolkata’s Kasba.
Kolkata police have arrested three individuals including a former student and two current students of South Calcutta Law College, in connection with the case.
After the victim lodged a complaint, the Kasba Police Station registered a First Information Report (FIR) and initiated an investigation. According to police sources, the accused have been identified as Monojit Mishra (31), a former unit president of the college, Zaib Ahmed (19), and Pramit Mukherjee, also known as Pramit Mukhopadhyay (20).
Mishra and Ahmed were taken into custody on the evening of June 26 near Talbagan Crossing in Kolkata, in front of Siddhartha Shankar Sishu Roy Udyan. Their mobile phones were confiscated during the arrest. Mukherjee was arrested from his home at around 12:30 am on June 27, and his phone was also seized.
A preliminary medical examination of the victim has been conducted and investigation has been launched. The scene of the alleged offence has been secured and is awaiting forensic examination.
BJP IT Cell head Amit Malviya, in a post on X, called the incident “horrific,” stating that the crime was committed by a former student and two college staff members, and alleged that a TMC member was also involved. Referring to the recent RG Kar hospital incident, Malviya said crimes against women continue unabated in West Bengal and accused the Mamata Banerjee-led government of turning the state into a "nightmare for women."
- With inputs from agencies
