Forensic evidence in college rape case matches police investigation
Times of India | 9 July 2025
Kolkata: The forensic reports of the law college gang rape have started arriving, with Kolkata Police stating that they are matching with their probe and sequence of events shared by the survivor. Cops are now further building conclusive evidence against main perpetrator Monojit Mishra (31) and his two aides, Zaib Ahmed (19) and Pramit Mukherjee (20). According to sources, among the reports already received by detective dept are some chemical and biological reports. The digital reports — containing place of occurrence evidence and CCTV footage — are yet to come. Some other key chemical and biological evidence are also awaited.
"During probe, electronic evidence in connection with the case was sent to different forensic institutions for examination. Part examination report has been obtained, and scrutinising of the same is on. Until receipt of all documents and reports of electronic evidence from forensic experts, analysis of the electronic evidence is not possible. However, sincere attempts are being made to collect reports as early as possible," Public prosecutor Subhasish Bhattacharya informed court.
The state sought judicial custody of the three accused, along with arrested security guard Pinaki Banerjee (51), till July 22 on their production in court on Tuesday, stating that they wanted to take the accused in police custody yet again when all the evidence arrives. The court accepted the state's plea and sent all accused to two weeks of judicial custody. Incidentally, all four accused have three to four days of police remand left, with BNSS provisions allowing for staggered police custody.
In remand note, cops stated that the accused were not cooperating. "Thus, we are building a water-tight case based on the evidence. Our aim is to ensure that every bit of evidence is used judiciously," said a source. Raju Ganguly, counsel of Mishra, did not move bail application. Ganguly questioned why two counsels — Arpita Sarkhel and Sourav Das — were not allowed to meet Mishra. He claimed that he was being forced and threatened to sign on white paper and demanded that all statements of witnesses under BNSS 180 be cancelled. Dibyendu Bhattacharya, counsel of Banerjee, appealed for bail, stating that he was "at best a good witness".