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Kolkata Nightclub Molestation Case: FIR Names Two as Police Verify Park Street Link

Police say CCTV plus mobile data will guide identity verification in a case drawing scrutiny over a reported 2012 Park Street connection.

Overview

  • The complaint alleges a group molested and assaulted a woman around 4:15 am on October 26 at the Playboy Club inside Hyatt Regency Kolkata, forcing her family to shelter in a liquor room until police arrived.
  • An FIR at Bidhannagar South Police Station cites Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions for causing hurt, criminal force, assault and related offenses, with no arrests reported so far.
  • The FIR names Naser (Nasir) Khan and his nephew Junaid (Juned) Khan; media reports note Naser previously served a sentence in the 2012 Park Street case, while police say they are verifying if he is the same person.
  • Naser Khan has denied being at the venue, whereas Junaid Khan told TOI that Naser arrived to mediate and a bodyguard pushed a member of the complainant’s group.
  • Investigators have seized club CCTV and recorded the victim’s statement, are checking mobile tower data, and have received a counter-complaint accusing the woman and her brother of assault.