Detective dept takes over Kolkata legislation faculty rape probe

Jul 03, 2025 12:44 AM IST

Earlier, a five-member SIT was shaped to probe the case, later expanded to 9 members. The SIT will now help within the investigation: Police

Kolkata: The detective division of the Kolkata Police has taken over the probe into the alleged gang-rape of a 24-year-old scholar inside a south Kolkata legislation faculty, with abduction fees added beneath the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), law enforcement officials aware of the matter stated.

A 24-year-old scholar was allegedly gang-raped on June 25 contained in the legislation faculty campus in Kasba. (PTI)

“Looking into the sensitivity of the case, the detective division will now probe into it. Earlier a five-member particular investigation group (SIT) was set as much as probe into the case, which was later expanded by including 4 extra members. The SIT will now help the case,” a senior officer stated.

Police had registered a primary data report (FIR) beneath three sections, together with gang-rape, of the BNS. Additional sections, together with 118 (voluntarily inflicting damage utilizing harmful weapons), 140(3) (kidnapping), and 140(4) (kidnapped individual subjected to grievous damage, slavery or unnatural lust), have been included within the FIR on Wednesday, the officer stated.

A 24-year-old scholar was allegedly gang-raped on June 25 contained in the legislation faculty campus in Kasba. Former scholar of the school and now a non-teaching workers Monojit Mishra (31), together with two college students — Zaib Ahmed (19) and Pramit Mukherjee (20) — have been arrested on June 26, whereas a safety guard of the school was arrested the next day.

“We have spoken with the sufferer for greater than an hour. She was traumatised and was crying. She was counselled earlier than she may converse to us and inform us the whole lot. We have advisable that she needs to be counselled additional. Her security and safety are crucial,” chairperson of the fee Leena Gangopadhyay stated.

Also Read: West Bengal: College safety guard arrested in Kolkata legislation faculty gang-rape case

Police stated the alleged incident on Wednesday happened between 7.30 pm and 10.50 pm, when the girl had gone to fill out some types for an upcoming examination.

“All the proof police have gathered – outcomes of the medical and medico-legal checks, digital proof, and circumstantial proof – corroborate the survivor’s statements. There is extra proof which the SIT is trying into. We are exploring all angles and that’s why we’ve sought an extension on the accused individuals’ police custody,” Sourin Ghoshal, public prosecutor within the case, informed the courtroom on Tuesday.

Police have additionally appointed advocate Bivas Chatterjee as a particular public prosecutor within the case. Chatterjee has ensured strictest punishments, together with the demise penalty, in a number of rape and homicide instances up to now.

Police sources stated that they have been analysing the decision element data (CDR) and cell tower places of the cellphones of the trio earlier than they have been arrested.

Also Read: Kolkata legislation faculty gang-rape accused had demanded demise penalty in RG Kar case

The cell tower traced Mishra to a location close to the Ballygunge station an hour earlier than he was arrested on June 26. Police at the moment are looking for out whether or not he went there to fulfill anybody.

HT had reported that the CDR of Mishra’s cell phone revealed that he had spoken with the vice-principal Nayna Chatterji as soon as within the morning of June 26. Police have already questioned her twice.

Meanwhile, Calcutta University, beneath which the school is affiliated, despatched a five-member inspection group on Wednesday to evaluate whether or not the semester exams scheduled for July 16 will be held. “We despatched a five-member inspection group to the school to look into the overall administration and the way semester exams, that are scheduled on July 16, could possibly be held. We have requested the school authorities to offer us a report. If mandatory, the exams could also be held in one other venue,” vice chancellor of Calcutta University Santa Datta informed HT.

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