South Calcutta Law College rape case: DNA, CCTV evidence corroborate key accused's role

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Investigating officers of Kolkata Police person claimed successful their complaint expanse that DNA reports corroborated the relation of cardinal accused Monojit ‘Mango’ Mishra successful the alleged rape of a pupil wrong South Calcutta Law College.

Police sources connected Monday (September 22, 2025) claimed that the DNA trial results of samples recovered connected the apparel of the 24-year-old subsister matched those of the accused. Blood samples were taken from some the subsister and the accused to behaviour the DNA test.

The complaint expanse was submitted to the Court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Alipore, naming Mishra, the premier accused and an alumnus of the college, on with 3 others.

"DNA tests besides corroborated the beingness of some the subsister and the accused astatine the transgression spot (inside the defender country of the acquisition institution). The DNA study appears to beryllium 1 of the important pieces of grounds successful this case," the constabulary serviceman told PTI.

Police person besides claimed successful the complaint expanse that the CCTV camera footage collected from the assemblage premises and that from 2 adjacent shops extracurricular besides corroborated the crime.

"The footage besides showed that the transgression spot was wrong the guard’s room. The relation of the different 2 accused, Pramit Mukherjee and Zaib Ahmed, who stood extracurricular the room, and besides that of the information guard, could beryllium seen," the serviceman said.

He added that investigators were awaiting reports of dependable illustration examinations collected from the accused persons’ mobile phones. "Once the results are delivered, a supplementary complaint expanse volition beryllium filed successful court," helium said.

A first-year pupil of South Calcutta Law College had lodged a ailment alleging that she was gang-raped wrong the instauration by an alumnus and 2 elder students connected June 25.

Police person arrested the 3 accused for their alleged engagement successful the transgression and the information defender for lapses successful carrying retired his duty.

Published - September 22, 2025 12:30 p.m. IST

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