Overview

• Security guard Pinaki Banerjee was arrested Saturday, becoming the fourth person held over the alleged June 25 gang rape of a law student.
• Kolkata Police sealed the guard’s room on campus, seized mobile phones from all suspects and secured medical reports confirming injuries consistent with sexual assault.
• The Special Investigation Team, led by an assistant commissioner, will probe forensic findings, digital data and the circumstances of the crime’s planning and execution.
• The BJP has alleged that the Trinamool Congress shielded the accused and called for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s resignation, while the TMC defended the quick arrests and decried political exploitation.
• The case has reignited public concern over campus safety and echoes the August 2024 RG Kar Medical College rape-murder, which spurred nationwide calls for stronger protections.