- By Nidhi Giri
- Mon, 30 Jun 2025 02:22 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Kolkata Rape Case: The entire incident of alleged gang-rape of a female student inside the South Calcutta Law College in Kolkata's Kasba on Wednesday, June 25, was premeditated, a police officer said on Monday. Three out of the four persons arrested in connection with the case were plotting the episode for several days. Earlier, the nine-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the incident also found that the three accused - Manojit Mishra, Pratim Mukherjee and Zaid Ahmed had a history of sexually harassing students of the college. The fourth accused is the college's security guard.
As per the police officer, the trio would record the incidents on their phones and later use it to blackmail the victims.
"The entire matter was premeditated. The trio had been plotting for several days to carry out this torture on the victim. We have found that the victim was targeted by the prime accused from the very first day she got admission to the college," the police officer said, as quoted by news agency PTI.
Rape Victim Recounts Horror
According to an NDTV report, in the complaint filed on Thursday, the victim said three men, whom she identified with the initials 'J', 'M', and 'P' - cornered her at 7:30 pm after a meeting of the ruling Trinamool Congress' student wing. She said 'M' and 'P' locked her in a room with 'J', who tried to rape her.
"I fought back... I cried and asked him to let me go... I even touched his feet but he didn't let me go..." she told the cops, "He tried to force me with the intention of having sex. I kept pushing him back. I asked him to let me go. 'I can't do this, I have a boyfriend and I love him', I said.”
The victim mentioned that she had a panic attack during the incident, as per the report.
"I had a panic attack and (was) having shortness of breath. Then 'J' called 'M' and 'P' to come inside. I asked for help but they were not helping me. Then I told them to bring an inhaler for me... 'M' brought that. I took it and felt better," she said and told the police she then tried to escape by running outside. However, the men caught her and continued the assault.
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As per the victim, the main gate had been locked "and the guard was helpless and did not help".
She said she was then taken into the guard's room (and the guard was thrown out) where "'J' undressed me and started forcefully raping me. When I fought back, he blackmailed me..."
(With Agency Inputs)
