Mon Jun 30 09:09:41 UTC 2025: **Summary:**
A female student at South Calcutta Law College was allegedly gang-raped by three men, including an alumnus and two current students. Police investigation reveals the assault was pre-planned, with the accused having a history of sexually harassing other female students and recording the incidents for blackmail. A special investigation team (SIT) has been formed, and several arrests have been made. The police are searching for potential video evidence of the assault and investigating whether the footage was shared with others. Over 25 people who were present at the college on the evening of the incident will be questioned. Protests have erupted in Kolkata following the incident.
**News Article:**
**Kolkata Law College Gang Rape Case: Police Reveal Pre-Planned Assault, Investigate Shared Video Footage**
**Kolkata, India – June 30, 2025** – A wave of protests has gripped Kolkata following the alleged gang rape of a female student at South Calcutta Law College. Police are investigating the incident, revealing that the assault was pre-planned by three of the four individuals arrested in connection with the crime. The suspects, identified as Monojit Mishra, Pratim Mukherjee, and Zaid Ahmed, are accused of targeting the victim and having a history of sexually harassing female students, recording the incidents, and using the footage for blackmail.
“The entire matter was premeditated. The trio had been plotting for several days to carry out this torture on the victim,” stated a police officer involved in the investigation.
The fourth suspect is a security guard from the college.
A special investigation team (SIT) is currently searching for mobile phone videos allegedly filmed by the accused, believing they may have captured the June 25th attack. Investigators are exploring the possibility that the video clip may have been shared with others.
“We are trying to find out whether those clips were forwarded or shared with some other groups,” the officer added.
The SIT has compiled a list of over 25 people, primarily students present at the college on the evening of the alleged attack, who will be questioned as part of the ongoing investigation. Medical reports have not ruled out sexual assault. The investigation is ongoing.
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