Three people are accused of gang-raping a 24-year-old female student at South Calcutta Law College in Kolkata on June 25 inside the campus guard room.
According to reports, the victim, a student activist for the Trinamool Congress, was enticed into the union chamber on campus by the prospect of a significant position in student union politics.
She was seduced, then dragged against her will to the guard room, where she was recorded, threatened, raped, and hit with a hockey stick.
The attack occurred after the majority of the campus had vacated, around from 7:30 until 10:50 p.m.
According to reports, she was only able to depart after claiming to have had a panic attack. Her claims were supported by a medical checkup.
Three people were arrested: Manojit Mishra (a former student turned ad‑hoc staff incidentally involved in campus politics), plus two current students—Pramit Mukherjee and Zaib Ahmed.
The poisonous nature of campus politics is highlighted by the purported use of student politics as a pretext for assault.
What were once safe havens for education are now dangerous, particularly in remote locations like union or guard rooms, so this is not an unusual instance.
The presence of Monojit Mishra, the prime accused in the case, was so feared that many girls skipped classes just to avoid him.
He had a pattern. He would approach girls to meet up for work. After that, they will be harassed and abused. He even had a registered case of attempt to murder under his name.
Out of intimidation, several girls chose not to voice their complaints against Mishra, but they have finally made the decision to do so.
This shows how women are threatened everywhere, whether in the fields of engineering, medicine, or law. Campus and discipline are no longer linked to safety.
The matter is being used by political parties to disparage one another, but this diverts attention from important safety concerns.
Students suspended classes and protested, demanding safety—showing widespread anxiety.