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South Calcutta Law College Resumes Under Tight Police Guard as Accused Remain in Custody

Courts have kept the four suspects in custody pending forensic examination of sealed crime scenes

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Panel member Satya Pal Singh alleged that the handwritten complaint submitted by the victim had been tampered with to remove accused's names.
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Overview

  • The Calcutta High Court directed the college to open from 8 am to 2 pm with strict ID checks and no one allowed on campus after hours
  • Monojit Mishra, fellow students Zaib Ahmed and Pramit Mukherjee, and security guard Pinaki Banerjee were remanded to judicial custody until July 22
  • Police have sealed the students’ union room and the security guard’s quarters and conducted forensic reconstructions at the crime scenes
  • Investigators are scrutinizing attendance registers for discrepancies and awaiting pending forensic reports to strengthen evidence
  • Parents are accompanying first-semester students due to ongoing safety concerns and BJP leaders allege that accused names were replaced with initials in the FIR