Kolkata law college rape case: Four accused remanded to 14 days of judicial custody

The court of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate at Alipore on Tuesday (July 8, 2025) remanded the four accused in the South Calcutta Law College rape case to 14 days of judicial custody till July 22.

The four accused include ex-student and non-teaching staff Monojit Mishra (31), current students Pramit Mukhopadhyay (20) and Zaib Ahmed (19), and the security guard allegedly on duty during the crime, Pinaki Banerjee (55).

They were charged with gang rape, wrongful confinement, kidnapping, causing grievous hurt with dangerous weapon etc.

The survivor, in her police complaint dated June 26, had accused Mr Mishra of sexually and physically assaulting her in the guard’s room and the washroom within the college premises on June 25 evening, while Mr Ahmed and Mr Mukhopadhyay allegedly guarded the crime scene and filmed the act.

She had also accused the security guard of vacating his room on the accused’s instructions and not helping the survivor despite being present.

During the court proceedings on Tuesday (July 8, 2025), the lawyer representing Mr Mishra alleged that the accused was being pressured by the police to sign blank papers and questioned why the investigating officer did not obtain the survivor’s call data records.

On the other hand, the public prosecutor said in open court that none of the culprits behind “the heinous crime” will be spared. He added that while medico-legal tests are complete, some of the forensic reports pertaining to biological samples are yet to be received.

The lawyer representing Mr. Banerjee, the accused security personnel, questioned the role of and the action taken against the higher authorities of the college.

Last week, the four accused had been taken back to the premises of the South Calcutta Law College to reconstruct the crime.