Kolkata law college gangrape: 7-hr-long CCTV footage shows…, cops found strands of hair, bottles filled with unknown liquids and…

Police say security‑camera video from South Calcutta Law College supports a first‑year student’s report that she was gang‑raped on 25 June. The seven‑hour recording, taken between 3:30 p.m. and 10:50 p.m., shows the young woman being pushed into the campus guard’s room. It also captures the movements of the three main suspects and the security guard.

Officers have collected more proof from three spots on the campus, the students’ union room, a washroom, and the guard’s room. They found strands of hair, bottles filled with unknown liquids, and a hockey stick the victim says was used to threaten her. All items are now with forensic experts, who also see clear signs of a struggle in each room.

Investigators have seized a 90‑second video from one suspect’s phone. Experts are checking whether that clip was shared or erased. The three men held so far are Manojit Mishra (a former student who now works on contract), and current students Pratim Mukherjee and Zaib Ahmed.

On Saturday morning, police also arrested the campus guard, Pinaki Banerjee. Interrogators say he could not explain his actions and appears to have left while the young woman was forced into his room. In total, four people are now under arrest as the inquiry continues.

Kolkata Police has formed a five-member Special Investigation Team (SIT), led by Assistant Commissioner of Police (South Suburban Division), Pradip Ghoshal.

The SIT is expected to record a confidential statement from the victim and her parents.

The victim appeared in a city court on Saturday afternoon to provide her secret deposition.

Discussing a possible motive, the officer said, “We suspect the gangrape occurred after the victim rejected a marriage proposal from Manojit Mishra, which enraged him.”

Police were also trying to find out whether the entire crime was pre-planned, he said.

“Going by the sequence of events, it appears that the prime accused tortured the victim after she rejected his marriage proposal. This has been corroborated by the circumstantial evidence,” the officer said.

“But whether it was a pre-planned crime needs to be proved,” the officer told PTI.

According to the investigators, the woman told the three accused that she had a boyfriend and was “happy with him” and would not “cheat him”.

The trio then threatened to kill her boyfriend and lodge false cases against her parents if she continued to resist the prime accused’s proposal, she alleged.

On Friday, the medical examination had corroborated the law college student’s allegation that she was gang raped.

Meanwhile, the National Commission for Women (NCW) on Saturday wrote to West Bengal Chief Secretary Manoj Pant asking him to take action in connection with the crime.

NCW Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar termed the crime as “grave” which has “shaken public conscience”.

“This incident is not just an individual crime; it’s a blow to our collective sense of security. It demands a swift and institutional response from the state,” she wrote.

She also requested a confidential and comprehensive internal and external medical examination report of the survivor within three days.

(With PTI inputs)

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