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The Hindu
an hour ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Protests erupt across Kolkata over gang rape of law student; Opposition flays Mamata government
Protests erupted across Kolkata on Friday (June 27, 2025) after one of the prime accused in the alleged gang rape of a student at the South Calcutta Law College campus, Monojit Mishra, was identified as a Trinamool Congress student leader. Left-backed student groups laid siege to the Kasba Police Station where the case was registered. Opposition parties have also slammed the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government, alleging a nexus between ruling party leaders and criminal elements. In response, the Trinamool leaders have gone into damage-control mode. The two other accused in the case, Zaib Ahmed and Pramit Mukhopadhyay, are students at the same college. Mr. Mishra, 31, had passed had out from the same institute. All three have been arrested and are now in a four-day police custody. Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari has shared pictures of Mr. Mishra with Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, the second-in-command after Mamata Banerjee. 'This incident is not just a crime; it is glaring proof of the Trinamool's student leaders tarnishing the sanctity of educational institutions,' Mr. Adhikari said in a social media post, along with multiple photos of the accused with other ruling party leaders. Communist Party of India (Marxist) State secretary Mohammad Salim told The Hindu that the alleged gang rape was not a one-off incident, but a syndrome led by Trinamool goons. 'This rape and the previous rape and murder of the female doctor in R.G. Kar Hospital is a sad commentary on the condition of our State under Mamata Banerjee. Here, if you work with the Trinamool, you can get away with anything,' Mr. Salim added. He also said that due to lack of student elections, the Trinamool student leaders are able to run a 'nexus' inside the college campuses and there was no elected student body to challenge them. Damage control Shashi Panja, Minister of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare, said the Opposition party's efforts to politicise the issue were pathetic. 'All three accused are behind bars within 12 hours of the complaint. We are with the survivor. We passed the Aparajita Bill 10 months ago unanimously in the Legislative Assembly, but the Bill is not being passed by the BJP. If you support this cause, then support the Bill and get it passed by the President,' Ms. Panja said. The Aparajita Bill was passed in 2024 after the R.G. Kar incident. It enhances punishments for rape and sexual assault, particularly against women and children, including death penalty for extreme cases. Trinankur Bhattacharya, State president of the Trinamool student wing, said that they are not denying their past association with the accused but that does not define the party and its stand. 'He was a member in 2019. Forgive us, but we do not know so much astrology that we could predict he would commit such a crime in 2025,' Mr. Bhattacharya added. Protests across Kolkata Student and youth wings of Left parties, including the All India Democratic Students Organisation (AIDSO) affiliated with the Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI), and Students' Federation of India (SFI) staged a protest outside the law college. The Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), and the student and youth wings of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) laid siege at the Kasba police station. Many of the protestors were also injured in the clashes. Protests were also held by BJP and Congress supporters. Many of the protesters clashed with the police and were detained across the city. A huge contingent of police and Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel were also present on site. The incident brought back memories of the R.G. Kar rape and murder that shook the State and the nation 10 months ago in August 2024. The brutal incident raised many questions about women's safety in educational institutes and workspaces. A civic police volunteer of the Kolkata Police was the prime accused in the case.
The Hindu
2 hours ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Protests erupt across Kolkata over gang rape of law student; parties slam Bengal Government
Protests erupted across Kolkata on Friday (June 27, 2025) after one of the prime accused in the alleged gang rape of a student at the South Calcutta Law College campus, Monojit Mishra, was identified as a Trinamool Congress student leader. Left-backed student groups laid siege to the Kasba Police Station where the case was registered. Opposition parties have also slammed the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government, alleging a nexus between ruling party leaders and criminal elements. In response, the Trinamool leaders have gone into damage-control mode. The two other accused in the case, Zaib Ahmed and Pramit Mukhopadhyay, are students at the same college. Mr. Mishra, 31, had passed had out from the same institute. All three have been arrested and are now in a four-day police custody. Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari has shared pictures of Mr. Mishra with Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, the second-in-command after Mamata Banerjee. 'This incident is not just a crime; it is glaring proof of the Trinamool's student leaders tarnishing the sanctity of educational institutions,' Mr. Adhikari said in a social media post, along with multiple photos of the accused with other ruling party leaders. Communist Party of India (Marxist) State secretary Mohammad Salim told The Hindu that the alleged gang rape was not a one-off incident, but a syndrome led by Trinamool goons. 'This rape and the previous rape and murder of the female doctor in R.G. Kar Hospital is a sad commentary on the condition of our State under Mamata Banerjee. Here, if you work with the Trinamool, you can get away with anything,' Mr. Salim added. He also said that due to lack of student elections, the Trinamool student leaders are able to run a 'nexus' inside the college campuses and there was no elected student body to challenge them. Damage control Shashi Panja, Minister of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare, said the Opposition party's efforts to politicise the issue were pathetic. 'All three accused are behind bars within 12 hours of the complaint. We are with the survivor. We passed the Aparajita Bill 10 months ago unanimously in the Legislative Assembly, but the Bill is not being passed by the BJP. If you support this cause, then support the Bill and get it passed by the President,' Ms. Panja said. The Aparajita Bill was passed in 2024 after the R.G. Kar incident. It enhances punishments for rape and sexual assault, particularly against women and children, including death penalty for extreme cases. Trinankur Bhattacharya, State president of the Trinamool student wing, said that they are not denying their past association with the accused but that does not define the party and its stand. 'He was a member in 2019. Forgive us, but we do not know so much astrology that we could predict he would commit such a crime in 2025,' Mr. Bhattacharya added. Protests across Kolkata Student and youth wings of Left parties, including the All India Democratic Students Organisation (AIDSO) affiliated with the Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI), and Students' Federation of India (SFI) staged a protest outside the law college. The Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), and the student and youth wings of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) laid siege at the Kasba police station. Many of the protestors were also injured in the clashes. Protests were also held by BJP and Congress supporters. Many of the protesters clashed with the police and were detained across the city. A huge contingent of police and Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel were also present on site. The incident brought back memories of the R.G. Kar rape and murder that shook the State and the nation 10 months ago in August 2024. The brutal incident raised many questions about women's safety in educational institutes and workspaces. A civic police volunteer of the Kolkata Police was the prime accused in the case.
India Today
4 hours ago
- Politics
- India Today
Kolkata rape case: Survivor beaten, blackmailed, Trinamool distances from accused
The 24-year-old South Calcutta Law College student, who alleged that she was gang-raped after she rejected a marriage proposal from the main accused, stated in her complaint that she was beaten with a hockey and blackmailed with the video of the assault. Meanwhile, the Trinamool Congress has distanced itself from the main accused, who was a local student leader, and called for strict action against the perpetrators. The party also criticised the BJP for politicising the issue and delaying the implementation of the Aparajita Bill, aimed at addressing crimes against women.
Scroll.in
6 hours ago
- Politics
- Scroll.in
Rush Hour: 3 arrested in Kolkata gangrape case, Trump hints at trade deal with India and more
We're building a brand-new studio to bring you bold ground reports, sharp interviews, hard-hitting podcasts, explainers and more. Support Scroll's studio fund today. Three men have been arrested for the alleged gangrape of a student inside a law college in Kolkata. The student was allegedly raped inside the campus of the South Calcutta Law College on Wednesday. Among those arrested, one is a former student while the rest were studying at the college. They were held based on the student's complaint and remanded to four days of police custody on Friday. Read on. The toll from a flash flood near a hydroelectric project site in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district has risen to five. On Wednesday, about 15 to 20 workers at a labour colony near the Indira Priyadarshini Hydroelectric project site at Khaniyara near Dharamshala were feared to have been swept away. The incident occurred after a surge in the water level of the Manuni river. Search and rescue operations were ongoing for the remaining missing workers. Himachal Pradesh witnessed three cloudbursts, nine flash floods and three landslides over the past 24 hours. Read on. United States President Donald Trump has said that India could sign a 'very big' trade deal with Washington. This came days before the suspension of tariffs announced by Trump expires on July 9. Trump had imposed so-called reciprocal tariffs on several countries, including a 26% 'discounted' levy on India on April 9. Hours later, he reduced the rates of imports from most countries to 10% for 90 days to provide time for trade negotiations. New Delhi has said that it was in talks with Washington to finalise a bilateral trade agreement between September and November. Read on. Students in Jharkhand's single-teacher schools are being deprived of their fundamental right to elementary education, owing to absenteeism and a lack of engagement from educators, according to a new study. A single-teacher school is a violation of the Right to Education Act, which mandates at least two educators for a primary school. In about 87.5% of such schools in Latehar's Manika block, no active teaching was taking place when surveyors made unannounced visits to the institutes between January and March, showed the study prepared by the NREGA Sahayata Kendra. It said that absenteeism among teachers was a 'persistent issue', which left the students without 'proper guidance and supervision'. Even when the teachers are present, they are often occupied with administrative work, the study pointed out. Read on.
NDTV
7 hours ago
- Politics
- NDTV
"He Is A Rapist": Trinamool Disowns Student Leader Accused In Kolkata Horror
After the 'gang-rape' of a law student in Kolkata triggered a political firestorm, the Trinamool Congress has admitted that the main accused is linked to the party's student wing but insisted that this would not come in the way of him getting the strictest possible punishment. The law student was allegedly raped at the South Calcutta Law College in Kolkata's Kasba area by Manojit Mishra, a 31-year-old former student of the college, who is now a practising lawyer, and two students, identified as 19-year-old Zaib Ahmed and 20-year-old Pramit Mukhopadhyay. The crime was committed on Wednesday and all three have been arrested. Manojit Mishra is a member of the Trinamool Congress' student wing and the BJP has shared photographs of him with senior members of the ruling party, including MP, National General Secretary and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew, Abhishek Banerjee, and Health Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya. Holding a press conference on Friday evening, Bengal Minister Shashi Panja said in Bengali, "The West Bengal Assembly had passed the Aparajita Bill (on death penalty for rape convicts) and it has still not been made a law. Why? Because the BJP has blocked it. We don't want to do politics. If you are serious, support the bill. A woman's body is not a battleground for your politics. It has to be respected." "You have to understand the pain of the victim and respect her. We have to ensure she gets justice... There are some parties that have called rapists 'sanskaari' (cultured) and garlanded them. We don't do that. This is a serious incident, we are very pained by it. The Kolkata Police has taken action and there will be a proper investigation. The people behind the crime will be punished," she added.
