Kolkata Student Was Raped On Camera. 'Mango' Was Sure She Won't Go To Cops

5-Hour Crime Scene Reconstruction at Kolkata College with 'Mango' Mishra.

Monojit Mishra, the main accused in the Kolkata law college rape case, reportedly confessed to police that the Kolkata Student was raped on camera. 'Mango' was sure she won't go to cops. The threat of releasing assault video would deter the 24-year-old survivor from reporting the crime.

The incident occurred on June 25. As per the survivor’s complaint, she contacted her father to pick her up immediately after the assault. Soon after, Monojit, along with co-accused Pramit Mukhopadhyay and Zaib Ahmed, left the college premises. Sources from Kolkata Police said Monojit had instructed associates to monitor Kasba Police Station—around a kilometer away—to check if the survivor approached authorities.

The following day, Monojit allegedly contacted a college staff member to ask whether police had visited the campus. Once he realized he was under investigation, he reached out to acquaintances, including legal contacts and former student leaders, for support. However, none offered assistance.

On June 26 evening, Monojit and Zaib met at Fern Road near Ballygunge Railway Station, roughly 1.5 km from the college. Police tracked their location and arrested them that night. Pramit was apprehended later at his residence.

According to investigators, Monojit revealed that Pramit and Zaib filmed the assault, believing the footage would prevent the survivor from filing a complaint. Police sources say Monojit had been targeting the survivor since her admission to the college. A former student leader, Monojit was working at the college in a contractual role. His Companions called him 'Mango', he reportedly used his political clout to exert control on campus.

Statements from Zaib and Pramit suggest that the survivor had previously rejected Monojit’s advances, prompting him to plan the attack as a form of revenge. Prior to the assault, he allegedly offered her a position as general secretary of the student union—a body that had not formally existed for years—using it as a lure to keep her on campus.

Two days before the assault, Monojit informed Zaib and Pramit that the survivor would be coming to submit an exam form and asked them to delay her departure until evening.

Police recovered crucial evidence from a guard room on campus, believed to be the crime scene. Items such as the bedsheet are being sent for forensic analysis. Authorities have also confirmed that Monojit has 11 previous cases, mostly related to misconduct involving women, and was out on bail at the time. Four accused were taken to South Calcutta Law College early Friday morning for a crime scene reconstruction as part of an ongoing investigation that has drawn public outrage across West Bengal. The group includes prime accused Monojit Mishra, current students Pramit Mukherjee and Zaib Ahmed, and security guard Pinaki Banerjee.

Police arrived at the Kasba campus around 4:30 a.m. and spent nearly five hours recreating the sequence of events from June 25, when the student was allegedly gang-raped inside a room typically used by the guard. Authorities stated that this process is crucial to verifying the survivor's statement and aligning it with other evidence, including medical and circumstantial findings.

The survivor told NDTV that Mishra had created a threatening environment on campus. She alleged that he harassed female students, took their photos, morphed them, and shared them via WhatsApp. Police revealed that after Mishra’s recent arrest, the college revoked his casual staff position. Records show he was rusticated from the institution in 2013 after being charged with stabbing a youth on Chetla Bridge under the jurisdiction of Kalighat police station. Mishra’s father defended his son’s academic achievements but declined to comment further, citing the legal nature of the matter.

Judicial Updates:

The court has extended the police custody of Mishra and the two students until July 8. The security guard will remain in custody until Friday.

On July 3, 2025, a Division Bench (Justices Soumen Sen and Smita Das De) of the Calcutta High Court directed:

• • The West Bengal government to file an affidavit by July 10 detailing the current status of the police investigation into the June 25 incident and to submit the case diary.
  • The college authorities to file a separate affidavit clarifying the college’s constitution and its response to the incident.
  • The closure of all student union rooms in state colleges/universities where student elections are pending—only reopening them for official use with written permission. Notably, the union room at South Calcutta Law College remains sealed for investigation.
• The next hearing is scheduled for July 10, 2025, which will review the affidavits filed.

These measures aim to enhance institutional accountability, ensure campus safety, and monitor the ongoing investigation.