Jun 28, 2025 09:08 PM IST
Police said they have found an incriminating video clip in one of the three mobile phones seized from the accused persons. Kolkata: The Kolkata police on Saturday set up a five-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe into the alleged gang-rape of a 24-year-old student inside a law college at Kasba in south Kolkata on Wednesday late evening.
Police detain a BJP supporter ruling Bharatiya Janata Party during a protest over the alleged rape of a student at the South Calcutta Law College campus on Wednesday, in Kolkata, on Saurday. (AP) A senior police official said officials have found an incriminating video clip in one of the three mobile phones seized from the accused persons.
“We have found a video clipping of approximately 1 minute 30 seconds, which corroborates the statements made by the victim in her complaint,” said an official.
A first-year student of South Calcutta Law College was allegedly gangraped on Wednesday in the security guard’s room on the ground-floor of the college campus.
Report of the victim’s medical examination done in a state-run hospital has also corroborated her statements, officials said without divulging further details.
On Thursday, a contractual staff of the college Monojit Mishra (31) and two students, Zaib Ahmed (19) and Pramit Mukherjee (20) were arrested on the basis of a complaint lodged by the survivor. On Saturday, a security guard of the college, Pinaki Banerjee, was also arrested.
The woman in her complaint alleged that Mishra showed her two videos which were captured while she was being stripped.
“I still fought back and then he (Mishra) showed me two videos of mine being naked when he raped me. He threatened me to show everyone these videos if I don’t cooperate and if I don’t come whenever he calls me,” she said in her complaint.
Meanwhile, police have also collected CCTV footage which covers the area outside the union room and the security guard’s room. They are more than seven hours long, starting from 3.30 pm on June 25.
The survivor alleged that while she reached the college around 12 noon on Wednesday to fill up some forms for an upcoming examination, she was asked to stay back by Mishra. The
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