West Bengal Horror: Law Student Gangraped In Kolkata's Kasba; 3 Arrested

Kolkata: A law college student was allegedly gangraped in West Bengal's Kolkata. The alleged incident took place on June 25 in the Kasba area of Kolkata in the evening. Three accused were reportedly arrested in connection with the case.

According to a report by Telegraph India, among the three accused two are students at the college, while the third is the former student. An hour after the complaint was filed in the matter, two students were reportedly arrested from the Talbagan area on Thursday.

Meanwhile, the main accused was arrested after the questioning of the two students. The arrested accused were produced before the court on Thursday.

The rape survivor was sent to the Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital for medical examination, reported Telegraph India. A forensic team will also be visiting the crime scene.

The incident surfaced almost a year at the RG college rape case. A post-graduate trainee doctor was raped and murdered by Sanjay Roy, a civic volunteer with the Kolkata Police, in August last year at state-run RG Kar Medical College. He was arrested on August 10, a day after the medic's body was recovered from the seminar room of the hospital. The incident sparked nationwide protests.

In January this year, the Additional District and Sessions Court in Kolkata's Sealdah convicted Roy and sentenced him to life imprisonment.

BJP Slams TMC:

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) slammed the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) government. The saffron party the state has become the breeding ground for crimes against women.

"After horrific rape and murder of a lady doctor in RG Kar, now a female law student has been gang raped inside a law college in Kasba by a college alumnus and 2 staffs working in the college!" the BJP said.

"This is not an isolated incident. Under the TMC government, West Bengal has become a breeding ground for crimes against women. Rapes have become a daily horror, and the state machinery continues to fail its daughters," it added.

The BJP said that it would not remain silent. "We will fight tooth and nail to end this rape culture that has flourished under TMC’s rule. Justice for every daughter of Bengal is our promise — and we will not rest until the guilty gets harshest punishment," it added.