27 June,2025 04:47 PM IST | Kolkata | mid-day online correspondent
All three men were arrested on Thursday night in connection with the case, a senior police officer confirmed. Further investigation is underway. Representational Pic
In a horrific incident, a college student in Kolkata was allegedly gang-raped by two senior students and a former student of the same institute, according to police reports on Friday.
According to officials, the incident occurred on the evening of June 25, when the woman visited the college campus. She was reportedly taken to a room inside the premises by the three accused, where the assault took place.
All three men were arrested on Thursday night in connection with the case, a senior police officer confirmed. Further investigation is underway.
"The student lodged a complaint with the Kasba Police Station, and the three accused were held on Thursday. As of now, the matter is at an initial stage," the officer said.
Medical tests of the woman are being conducted, he said.
The accused will be produced before a court on Friday, he added.
Union minister and BJP's West Bengal unit president Sukanta Majumdar on Friday claimed that the alleged gang rape in a law college in Kolkata shows that female students are "not safe" in educational institutes in the state.
The incident comes after the rape-murder of a doctor in the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last year, an incident that triggered protests across the country, he said.
Majumdar, the union minister of state for education, alleged that the law and order situation in West Bengal is "in shambles" even though Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee takes care of the police (Home) department.
After the rape-murder of an on-duty doctor in the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last year, the alleged incident of gang rape of a student took place in a law college in Kolkata, and this only goes on to prove that "female students are not safe in educational institutions" in the state, the BJP leader said.
Majumdar also referred to the killing of a girl in a bomb explosion recently during a TMC victory rally taken out before the results of the Kaliganj assembly bypoll were announced.
"Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has no right to stay put in her chair. She should resign," he said.
Adhikari alleged that senior officers of Kolkata Police have been in Digha, where the chief minister is participating in the Rath Yatra from the newly inaugurated Jagannath temple.
TMC leader Jaiprakash Majumdar, urging the leader of the opposition to control his vociferous criticism, said, "Instead of politicising the issue, a constructive approach should be taken to stop such crimes."
(With PTI inputs)
