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“What can be done if friend rapes…”, Kalyan Banerjee’s controversial remark on Kolkata rape case

2025-06-27 11 Dailymotion

Hooghly, West Bengal, June 27, 2025 (ANI): Speaking on Kolkata rape case, TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee said “I am not an advocate into the incident that occurred at the Law College but the accused should be arrested. A few men commit this type of crime. But what can be done if a friend rapes his friend. Will the Police be there in schools? This was done by students to another student. Who will protect her (victim)? This (South Calcutta Law College) is a government college. Will the Police always be there?” . A female student was allegedly gang-raped inside a law college in Kolkata's Kasba on 25 June, 2025. The police arrested all three accused within 24 hours.The three accused, named as Monojit Mishra (31), Zaib Ahmed (19), and Pramit Mukhopadhyay (20), were former students or staff members of the same law college. According to the police, the accused named in the FIR will be produced before the A.C.J.M. of Alipore, South 24 Parganas, with a prayer to remand them to Police Custody for the purpose of a proper investigation into the case. The alleged sexual assault took place between 7:30 pm and 10:50 pm on Wednesday within the law college premises. According to the official, one of the accused allegedly committed sexual assault, while the others were involved in the crime.