Rape survivor still in trauma as college reopens doors
Times of India | 8 July 2025
Kolkata: The survivor of the June 25 college gang rape remains traumatised and "extremely scared" of the main perpetrator of the crime even as the campus where it occurred tries to get back to a semblance of normalcy.
The survivor's father spoke to TOI in detail on Monday, the day when the law college reopened for the first time after the discovery of the crime. "She keeps asking me just one question: ‘What will happen to me if the monster (prime accused Monojit Mishra) gets out of jail?' She is still in severe trauma," he added.
The family was focused on two things — helping the legal process get justice for their daughter and supporting her through this traumatic period — the dad said. "We want to refrain from commenting on the court's decision (after the trial is over) but we strongly believe that the culprit and his associates should receive the maximum possible punishment," he added.
Cops have arrested Monojit Mishra and two of his associates — Pramit Mukherjee and Zaib Ahmed — as well as a security guard for the gang rape that occurred on June 25 after Mishra and his aides allegedly forced the girl to the college's union room and the security guards' room.
The law college finally reopened on Monday under heavy police cover and with teachers and other staff reporting for duty; most of them admitted that the scars were yet to heal. One of the professors said no one could avoid responsibility for the crime and admitted that the institute had failed to ensure students' safety.