Kolkata Law Student Gang-Raped, Ex-TMC Leader Held

The police in Kolkata said a college girl was raped allegedly by two seniors in the college and a former student of the educational institution. Thursday night the three accused were arrested.

According to the police, “Manojit Mishra, Zaib Ahmed and Pramit Mukhopadhyay have been arrested on charges of raping a Kolkata law college student on June 25”.

"The accused named in the FIR will be produced before ACJM Alipore, South 24 Parganas with a prayer to remand them to police custody for the purpose of proper investigation into the case," the police were quoted by news agency PTI as saying.

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In the opinion of the victim, the crime occurred on the evening of June 25 when the woman went to the college. The police have said the three accused took her to a room within the educational institute where they gang-raped her.

"The student lodged a complaint with the Kasba Police Station, and the three accused were held on Thursday. As of now, the matter is at an initial stage," the officer said.

"Medical tests of the woman are being conducted," he said, adding that the three suspects will appear in a court on Friday.

According to the Hindustan Times, one is the prime accused by his name Mishra who is said to have raped the woman with the other two accused on guard and assisted him in the crime.

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The guard room in the college where the alleged incident is said to have been experienced between 7:30 pm and 8:50 pm in the evening of June 25 was sealed by the police.

As the woman narrates, she was assaulted by Mishra and conducted to the guardroom where he raped her.

All the three accused were discovered to have their mobile phones confiscated by the police.

The next less than a year earlier, in the same center, RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, post-graduate medical trainee was raped and murdered.

The case was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment to Sanjay Roy, the civic volunteer of Kolkata Police and age 33years.

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