Overview

• Kolkata Police registered an FIR for murder and criminal conspiracy under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita based on a complaint by Anamika Mondal’s father.
• The Detective Department’s homicide unit is leading the investigation, inspecting the pond area near Gate 4, reviewing campus CCTV, and analyzing the student’s seized mobile phone.
• Several students, including members of the university drama club present during the event, have been summoned and questioned by investigators.
• The initial post-mortem cites drowning with no external injuries and notes traces of alcohol; viscera and toxicology results are awaited.
• Jadavpur University announced security steps including fencing waterbodies, adding CCTV and guards, stricter entry checks, and new rules for campus events, as the NCW seeks an action-taken report within three days.