In a shocking incident, a female law student was allegedly gang-raped inside a law college in Kolkata’s Kasba area on June 25 by a former student and two college staff members. All three have been arrested, as per local reports.
The incident took place on June 25 between 7:30 pm and 8:50 pm. A complaint was filed on Thursday night, and the Kasba police station arrested three people in connection with the incident. They were identified as Manojit Mishra, 31, Zaib Ahmed, 19, and Pramit Mukhopadhyay, 20.
The complainant is a student of South Calcutta Law College, who accused a former student and two college staffers, police said. According to the FIR, two of the accused – Manojit and Zaib – were arrested on Wednesday, and their mobile phones were seized. Pramit was arrested at his residence on Friday, and his phone was also seized.
All three persons were produced before a court in Alipore on Friday and were sent to police custody till July 1.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) slammed the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) government, saying that under Mamata Banerjee’s rule, West Bengal had become a breeding ground for crimes against women.
“Rapes have become a daily horror, and the state machinery continues to fail its daughters. Enough is enough. BJP will not stay silent. We will fight tooth and nail to end this rape culture that has flourished under TMC’s rule," the party said.
Taking to X, BJP leader Amit Malviya called the incident “horrific" and cited reports as saying that a member of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) was also involved. “The horror of RG Kar hasn’t faded, and yet such heinous crimes continue to rise daily in Bengal. Under Mamata Banerjee’s rule, West Bengal has become a nightmare for women. Rape has turned into a routine tragedy," he said.
“The BJP stands with the victim and her family. We are determined to end this culture of impunity. We will not rest until every culprit is punished."
The Kasba rape happened less than a year after a post-graduate trainee doctor was raped and murdered at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 8 and 9 last year, sending shockwaves throughout the nation and sparking widespread protests from the medical fraternity.
The body of the trainee was found in a seminar hall at the hospital in the early hours of August 9, 2024, triggering a statewide protest. Sanjoy Roy, a civic volunteer, was arrested the following day in connection with the crime and was later sentenced to life imprisonment.
