Kolkata Law Student Raped on Camera; Accused Confident Victim Wouldn’t Report

Prime Accused in Kolkata Law Student Rape Believed Victim Would Stay Silent Due to Video Threat.

Monojit Mishra, alias “Mango,” the primary accused in the gang-rape case involving a 24-year-old law student in Kolkata, told police that he believed the threat of circulating a video of the assault would prevent the survivor from approaching law enforcement.

The incident occurred on June 25 inside a room used by a security guard at South Calcutta Law College. The survivor later told her father about the assault and asked him to pick her up. Meanwhile, Monojit, along with co-accused Pramit Mukhopadhyay and Zaib Ahmed, fled the campus. According to police sources, Monojit had even instructed friends to monitor activity at the nearby Kasba Police Station, just a kilometre away, to check whether a complaint was filed.

On June 26, Monojit reportedly contacted a college staff member to inquire whether police had visited the campus. Upon learning that police were actively pursuing him, he reached out to acquaintances for legal help — including lawyers and former college seniors — but none intervened, sources said.

That evening, Monojit and Zaib met near Ballygunge Railway Station, where they were arrested by police. Pramit was arrested later the same night from his residence.

Investigators revealed that the rape was premeditated. According to police, Monojit had been targeting the survivor since she joined college. A former head of the Trinamool Congress student wing on campus and a contractual staffer at the college, Monojit allegedly used his political connections to exert influence and intimidate others.

Zaib and Pramit reportedly told investigators that the survivor had previously rejected Monojit’s advances, which led him to seek revenge. In a manipulative gesture, he allegedly offered her the (non-existent) post of general secretary of the student union to lure her — despite no formal student body being active on campus for years.

Sources said Monojit had informed his co-accused two days prior that the woman would be on campus to submit an exam form and instructed them to ensure she remained there until evening. During the assault, Pramit and Zaib allegedly filmed the crime, assuming the survivor would not go to the police due to fear of the video being leaked.

Police have recovered key evidence from the crime scene, including a bedsheet that is now being sent for forensic examination. Investigators also confirmed that Monojit has 11 prior cases registered against him, many involving harassment and misconduct with women. He was out on bail at the time of the June 25 assault.