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Kolkata Police File Chargesheet Naming Four in South Calcutta Law College Gang-Rape Case

Investigators cite DNA, mobile footage, CCTV evidence as the case moves to Alipore court.

Kolkata
Police registered a case on June 26 on the basis of a complaint lodged by the survivor. (Representational image)
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Overview

  • The multi-hundred-page filing names Monojit (Manojit) Mishra, Pramit Mukherjee, Zaib Ahmed and security guard Pinaki Banerjee, with all four in judicial custody.
  • Police submitted the charge sheet to the Alipore Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court 58 days after the June 25 complaint.
  • The document lists gang rape along with offences such as forcible confinement, grievous bodily harm, kidnapping, criminal intimidation and common intention.
  • Evidence outlined by investigators includes a DNA match to Mishra, mobile phone video of the assault and CCTV tracking movements into the guard’s room.
  • Officers recorded about 80 witness statements, and reporting notes the accused have been linked to the Trinamool Chhatra Parishad, which has fueled public protests over campus safety.