Kolkata Law Student Rape Case: Accused Believed Video Threat Would Silence Survivor.
Monojit Mishra, also known as “Mango” and the prime accused in the Kolkata law college gang-rape case, reportedly told police he believed the threat of leaking a video of the assault would deter the survivor from going to the police.
The incident took place on the evening of June 25 at South Calcutta Law College. According to the survivor’s complaint, she called her father immediately after the crime. Meanwhile, Monojit and his co-accused, Pramit Mukhopadhyay and Zaib Ahmed, left the college premises. Investigators said Monojit had asked acquaintances to monitor the nearby Kasba Police Station to check if a report was filed.
The following day, Monojit contacted a college employee to ask whether the police had visited the campus. Realising law enforcement was pursuing him, he allegedly reached out to lawyer friends and senior students for help but received no assistance.
On the evening of June 26, police located Monojit and Zaib near Ballygunge Railway Station and arrested them. Pramit was arrested from his home later that night.
During questioning, Monojit reportedly admitted that Pramit and Zaib filmed the rape, believing the fear of public exposure would silence the victim. Investigations further revealed that Monojit had been targeting the student since she enrolled. A former student leader affiliated with the Trinamool Congress youth wing, Monojit held a contractual post at the college and was known to exercise influence through his political connections.
Sources said Monojit offered the survivor the position of college union general secretary as bait—despite there being no official student body on campus. Zaib and Pramit claimed Monojit had plotted the assault days in advance, instructing them to keep the survivor on campus after she arrived to submit an exam form.
Key forensic evidence has been recovered from the scene—a guard’s room on campus—including a bedsheet that has been sent for analysis. Monojit reportedly has 11 prior cases against him, several involving the harassment of women. He was out on bail at the time of the incident.
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