Three arrested for gang rape of student at Kolkata law college
Three persons have been arrested in connection with the gang rape of a student at a law college in South Kolkata.
The alleged sexual assault was committed inside the college premises between 7.30 p.m. and 10.50 p.m. on June 25, 2025, a senior official of Kolkata Police official said on Friday (June 27, 2025).
The official said that the accused include 30-year-old Manojit Mishra, 20-year-old Pramit Mukherjee and 19-year-old Zaib Ahmed. One of them is a former student and the rest are current students of the college.
A medical examination of the survivor was conducted at Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital.
'The witnesses were examined and their statement were recorded. The P.O (place of occurrence) was visited and it was guarded for pending forensic investigation,' the police officer said.
A First Information Report naming the three accused persons was lodged at the Kasba Police Station based on a complaint by the survivor.
Two of the accused named in the FIR, Mr Mishra and Mr Ahmed, were arrested at around 7.30 p.m. on Thursday (June 26, 2025) from Siddhartha Shankar Sishu Roy Udyan near Talbagan crossing.
The third accused, Mr Mukherjee, was arrested from his residence at around 12.30 a.m. on Friday (June 27, 2025).
The accused's mobile phones have been seized.
The three accused persons are likely to be produced at the Alipore Court on Friday (June 27, 2025). The police will pray for custody of the accused.
The incident of sexual assault comes nearly ten months after a postgraduate trainee doctor was raped and killed at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in August last year. The rape of a college student inside college premises once again raises questions on safety and security of women in public spaces in Kolkata.
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