In the ongoing investigation of the gang rape incident that took place in South Calcutta Law College, Kolkata police on Friday held a crime scene reconstruction which took almost four hours. Police took in the four accused, Monojit Mishra, aka Mango Dada, the college alumnus, two current students, Pramit Mukherjee and Zaib Ahmed, and the security guard on the campus, Pinaki Banerjee, to the college premises around 4:30 AM to carry out the reconstruction exercise.
An experienced officer of police went on record saying that recreation of the scene of the crime is a very important part of the investigation procedure, as this would enable the investigating agency to ascertain the survivor and substantially prove her claim by using the evidence in their possession. The results of the reconstruction will be cross-correlated with the testimony of the 24-year-old survivor and other materials such as medical reports and CCTV.
The gruesome act was found to have been committed on the evening of June 25 in the college compound. The survivor reports that she was enticed to the college on the promise of getting the position of General Secretary of the Women’s Students Department. At the place, she was sent to a room that was close to the college union office, where Mishra raped her and the rest assisted in the act. It is reported that this ordeal lasted close to three hours and happened in various locations on the campus, including the room occupied by the security guard.
Physical resistance was evident, as evidenced by the medical examination of the victim, as the nails of the main accused had some scratches on her body. The video taken using CCTV also showed graphic images of the woman being dragged through the campus forcefully.
The investigation is being headed by the Kolkata Police with the Detective Department in the lead. The victim has also claimed that the perpetrator recorded the rape and he threatened to release the video on social media which further compounds the nature of the offense.
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