Overview

• Police arrested the survivor’s classmate, identified as Wasif Ali from Malda, after finding glaring inconsistencies in his statements, taking total arrests to six.
• The commissioner said current medical and technical evidence indicates one person committed the assault, and the roles of the five other arrested men are under review.
• Officers conducted a videographed reconstruction at the forest patch near Paranaganj Kali Bari cremation ground and seized clothing and phones from all suspects for forensic testing.
• CCTV footage shows the pair leaving campus at 7:54 pm, the friend returning alone at 8:42 pm, and both re-entering at 9:29 pm; police recovered the survivor’s snatched phone and added a theft charge under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
• The Calcutta High Court restricted outsider access to the hospital and campus and directed police to allow a BJP protest at a designated site, as NCW and the governor pressed for protections and speedy action.