Law student allegedly gang-raped in Kolkata
Three people were arrested on Thursday for allegedly gang-raping a student inside a law college campus in South Kolkata, police said.
“Three persons have been arrested on the basis of a complaint lodged by the woman. According to the victim, the incident took place on June 25. Investigation is going on,” a police officer said.
The accused, including a former student of the college, will be produced before a court on Friday.
The social media account of the prime accused Monojit Mishra states that he was former president of the All India Trinamool Congress’ (TMC) youth wing in the college. Presently he works as a criminal lawyer in the Alipore court in Kolkata.
While Mishra is the prime accused and is alleged to have raped the woman, the two others stood guard and helped him in the crime. Police have sealed the guard room in the college where the alleged incident is said to have taken place between 7:30 pm and 8:50 pm on June 25.
According to the woman she was overpowered by Mishra and taken to the guardroom where Mishra raped her. Police have seized the mobile phones of all three accused.
Senior officials and forensic experts have reached the college to collect samples from the room where the crime was committed.