A woman was allegedly gang-raped on Wednesday inside the South Calcutta Law College campus, prompting swift police action and the arrest of three accused. The incident has sparked strong public outrage, coming just months after a similar crime at a Kolkata medical college triggered widespread protests.
00:00This is a tragic and horrific news that we are getting from the state of West Bengal.
00:05Gang rape horror in Kolkata College.
00:07Three have been arrested for gang rape in Kolkata College.
00:11Allegation of gang rape inside South Kolkata Law College.
00:15Three have been accused.
00:16They have been arrested by the Kaushma police station in Kolkata.
00:19Accused are ex-students and current students of the law college as per police sources.
00:24Now the FIR has named the accused persons.
00:27They are ex-student or staff members and students of South Kolkata Law College.
00:33The police sources claimed.
00:35Now the police source says the alleged incident happened inside the South Kolkata Law College on 25th of June.
00:42Between 7.30 to 9.50 as per the complaint.
00:47Now during the investigation, the preliminary medical examination of the victim was done.
00:53The witnesses were examined and their statements were also recorded.
00:58The place of occurrence was visited and it was guarded for pending forensic examination.
01:04These are the preliminary details we are getting of this horrifying, tragic piece of information that we are picking up from the state of West Bengal.
01:12Specifically from the city of Kolkata.
01:13With that, we have Rajesh Shaha joining us from Kolkata at this given point.
01:18Rajesh, a very good afternoon to you.
01:20Horrifying the details that are coming out so far.
01:23Three college students.
01:25From what we understand, they are former college students as well as one of them might even have been a current college students.
01:31They have been arrested.
01:32Help us understand what more details are you picking up at this given point.
01:38Well, Sneha, as per the police sources, three persons have been arrested so far for allegedly gang-rapping a girl who is a student, who is a current student of South Kolkata Law College.
01:50And there are three accused who have been arrested so far and all of them are F.I. named accused.
01:58And as per the police sources, one of them is the current student of South Kolkata Law College and one of them is a former student of South Kolkata Law College.
02:07And another one might be the staff of the same college.
02:11All of them have been arrested.
02:13After they were the F.I. named accused, lodged by the current student, who is a woman and student of South Kolkata Law College, she lodged a police complaint on the last Wednesday, alleging that she was gang-rapped on the last Wednesday between 7.30 p.m. to 10.50 p.m. in the night.
02:33And after getting the police complaint from the victim, a police case was registered at Kozma Police Station in Kolkata.
02:41And immediately, Kozma Police, police forces from Kozma Police Station launched a raid.
02:45And two of the F.I. named accused were arrested from the road in Kolkata.
02:49And the third F.I. named accused had been arrested in the midnight yesterday from his own residence by Kozma Police Station.
02:57And they all are being produced before Alipo Court today, within a few hours.
03:01And as per the police sources, the place of occurrence, which is inside South Kolkata Law College, have been examined and inspected by the investigating team.
03:10And they have also videographed the entire process, have been videographed by the investigating agency.
03:18And forensic experts get to come and visit the place of occurrence inside South Kolkata Law College.
03:25Samples will be collected by forensic team, which will be sent to laboratory for the examination.
03:30And police is also waiting for the forensic report and the medical examination have already done of the victim.
03:38As per the police sources, three accused who were arrested by Kozma Police Station are being produced before Alipo Court within the next few hours.
03:46Right Rajesh, indeed concerning details, several questions come to the fore and it's just the beginning of the investigation.
03:53With that, viewers, let's quickly play out this reaction that's come in from the mayor of Kolkata, Firat Hakim.
03:59Let's listen in to what he has said.
04:00So the mayor has to say that he didn't know about it, this is the first time he was worried about it.
04:14So the mayor has to say that he didn't know about it, this is the first time he was worried about it.
04:28But it is indeed unfortunate and extremely serious.
04:32He will look into the matter after speaking with the police forces who are in fact looking into this very matter.
04:41So this is what the initial reaction seems to be coming in from the TMC at this point.
05:02But Rajesh, I will come back to you.
05:05You know, the first question at this given point is, how were two ex-students, former students,
05:11or rather what were two former students doing within the college premises in the first place,
05:16let alone getting the courage to even be able to engage in such activities?
05:23Was there some kind of connections they had which made them feel that they were invincible?
05:29They will not be, no action shall be taken against them?
05:32These are the very valid questions that are being raised right now.
05:39Because the former students who have been passed out from the college are not allowed to enter the college premises.
05:46And that happened even after the evening, after the sunset.
05:50So that is the biggest question, how the ex-student managed to enter inside the law college?
05:57And the police is right now saying that that is under investigation.
06:02All these things are being investigated by the investigative agency.
06:07And this case was registered at Cosmo Police Station.
06:09A special team of Cosmo Police Station is currently probing the case.
06:13And they are currently probing all the aspects which are being arised during the investigation.
06:18Because, and one more thing, we are getting information from sources that the arrested accused are close to some TMCP leaders.
06:25They were influential in that college because of their political color.
06:32They were close to TMCP leaders as per the sources information we are getting so far.
06:37But there is no official confirmation into it right now.
06:40But we are waiting for the confirmation from the police.
06:43But police is not saying anything officially right now.
06:46The police claims that everything is under investigation.
06:49Investigation is going on.
06:51Police is waiting for the forensic report and medical investigation report.
06:54Rajesh, I am sorry, I will have to interrupt you there.
06:57I have Dilip Ghosh joining me from the BJP at this given point in this bulletin.
07:01Mr. Ghosh, thank you for speaking to us.
07:03Very firstly, yet another horrifying case.
07:08Definitely tragic case that comes in from the city of Kolkata.
07:12What is even worse at this given point is this is another case coming in from a college premise.
07:18What is happening with the law and order situation of Bengal at this given point?
07:23Look, there is no law and order situation in Bengal.
07:26There are two parties that come in front of us.
07:28But there are a lot of parties that come in the media, in the city.
07:32And it is in number four places.
07:33There are almost 500 tribes in the cityneys.
07:36There are about 500 volunteers in Welcome to the people.
07:38The people who are 20-ish people who are 20- Regina Himes,
07:40The people who are 20 families have footage about their children,
07:45because there are no figures in any way around.
07:48Melisa Himes has taken away from their children.
07:53and there is no need for it, there is no need for it, there is no need for it, there is no need for it,
07:59and the TNC party went to a party with an anti-social party,
08:04they are all doing it, the government has put it to protect them,
08:07so that's why it doesn't happen,
08:10but there is no need for it, there is no need for it,
08:13there is no need for it.
08:16Yes, definitely Dilip Gur, and one more thing,
08:19you are also in Bengal in the opposition,
08:24what role is demanding accountability from the current government?
08:32You know, you have to take three or four months,
08:36there is no party.
08:38We know that it is a little different,
08:41but there is no need for it, there is no need for their doctors,
08:44there are also no need for it,
08:45we have done it for them,
08:46with theaktivites,
08:47and the lakata banished the whole Lakata.
08:49But the looters and democrats had not been done at that,
08:52and no need for this,
08:53I think it does not have to change the government,
08:55whatever happens to the government,
08:56there is no need for this government,
08:57the lakata banishes as much as we do,
09:00and the law and order署 is more than law and order,
09:02there is no need for that,
09:03and the governments,
09:06under the trust of them,
09:08and then it was going to work.
09:10The doctors who had done it,
09:13and all of them were transferred here and there.
