Kolkata Law College Vice Principal Reveals Police Kept Gangrape Case Confidential

The Vice Principal of South Calcutta Law College, where the alleged gang-rape occurred on June 25, revealed that the college administration was first informed about the incident through media reports.

In an interview with NDTV, Nayana Chatterjee mentioned that the police did not inform her or the staff initially, only stating they were on official duty.

Chatterjee stated that the police sought permission to enter the college premises a day after a 24-year-old woman was allegedly raped by two senior students and an alumnus in the guard’s room.

She further added that the officers labeled their visit as 'confidential' and specifically instructed her not to alert the security guard. On the same day, police sealed two rooms on the ground floor as part of their investigation, as reported by NDTV.

Kolkata Police has established a five-member Special Investigation Team (SIT), led by Assistant Commissioner of Police (South Suburban Division), Pradip Ghoshal.

The SIT is set to record a confidential statement from the victim and her parents. The victim appeared in a city court on Saturday afternoon to provide her secret deposition.

In her complaint, the victim mentioned being threatened with a hockey stick by the accused. Investigators also retrieved a 1.5-minute video clip from a mobile phone belonging to one of the three arrested suspects — Manojit Mishra (an alumnus and ad-hoc staff), along with current students Pratim Mukherjee and Zaib Ahmed.

'A forensic analysis of the video is ongoing. We're trying to ascertain if it was shared or deleted,' the officer stated.

On Saturday morning, police detained college security guard Pinaki Banerjee after he failed to provide coherent responses during questioning, according to PTI.

Meanwhile, the National Commission for Women (NCW) wrote to West Bengal Chief Secretary Manoj Pant, urging action in connection with the crime.

NCW Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar labeled the crime as 'grave' and one that has 'shaken public conscience'.

According to the source: Mint.