'Govt has a significant role': RG Kar victim's father speaks out; slams TMC for Kolkata law student gangrape
NEW DELHI: Nearly a year after the shocking rape and murder of a student at
RG Kar Medical College
in Kolkata, city witnessed another disturbing case. Speaking on the incident, the RG Kar victim's father expressed anger over the repeated crimes, blamed the Mamata Banerjee-led state government, and demanded strict punishment for the accused.
A female law student was allegedly gang-raped inside her college in South Kolkata's Kasba area on Wednesday evening, raising fresh concerns about women's safety in the city.
ANI news agency quoted him saying, "Such incidents are happening again and again. After what happened with my daughter, many people came out on the streets in protest. Even after that, such incidents continue to occur. People inside the college are committing such incidents. The government has a significant role in this, which is why all these incidents are happening. All three people arrested are from the
TMC
, so this political party should ensure that such incidents do not happen again.
The accused should be severely punished."
The BJP also reacted strongly. In a post on X, the party said TMC stands for "Terror, Molester, and Corruption."
TMC leader Shashi Panja responded by saying she was deeply disturbed by the incident. She defended the police action and criticised the BJP for politicising the issue.
She said, "There was an immediate postmortem and dissection to look at the names and the religion.
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You have to condemn the incident. You are now trying to show photographs. Trinamool Congress Student wing is not teaching the students to rape. The police took immediate action, and within 12 hours of the complaint, three people were caught. They are in custody, and the investigation is on. Their mobile phones have been seized, and the victim's statement has been taken.
She has named the accused. It has been taken seriously.
The BJP cannot even think the way Kolkata police swung into action. They started maligning since such swift action is missing in the BJP-ruled states. If they want to be in Bengal as a responsible Opposition, then they have to behave responsibly."
According to the police, the assault happened between 7:30pm and 10:50pm on Wednesday inside the law college building. One of the accused allegedly raped the student, while the others helped in the crime.
The three accused are Monojit Mishra (31), Zaib Ahmed (19), and Pramit Mukhopadhyay (20). All are former students or staff of the college.
The victim's family filed a police complaint, and officers arrested Monojit and Zaib on Thursday near Talbagan Crossing. Pramit was arrested later that night at his home.
The police seized the mobile phones of the accused and have kept the crime scene under protection for forensic tests.
The accused are being taken to court for police custody as the investigation continues.
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