‘Justice will be served': TMC assures action in Kolkata law student rape case
Jun 27, 2025 03:17 PM IST
The Trinamool Congress has strongly condemned the alleged gangrape of a student inside a law college campus in South Kolkata, assuring that "justice will be served". The Mamata Banerjee-led party pressed on the need to implement the Aparajita Anti-Rape bill. (HT Photo)
In a post on X, the West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee-led party took to X and said, "We unequivocally condemn the tragic rape incident at South Calcutta Law College."
"@KolkataPolice have swiftly apprehended all 3 accused, and the full weight of the law will be brought to bear, ensuring the most severe measures are imposed on those found guilty," it added.
Citing the tragic incident, the TMC pressed on the need to implement the Aparajita Anti-Rape bill, a legislation that Banerjee introduced after the RG Kar rape case last year. ALSO READ | Law student allegedly gang-raped in Kolkata, ex-student among three held
The party said that the bill is needed for the establishment of a "strong deterrent against sexual offences, emphasising the necessity for speedy investigations, swift trials, and stringent punishments".
TMC also hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government for not implementing the anti-rape bill.
The TMC government assured that it is committed to providing all possible support and assistance to the victim. "Justice will be served," it added.
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