Kolkata gangrape case: Police warn of legal action over attempts to reveal Kasba survivor’s identity

Kolkata Gangrape case: Kolkata Police have issued a strong advisory after reports emerged that certain individuals are attempting to reveal the identity of South Kolkata law college gangrape survivor by circulating confidential documents or through other unlawful means.

In an official statement posted on X (formerly Twitter), Kolkata Police described the act as a “serious violation of the law” and warned that anyone found engaging in such behaviour would face “strict legal action under the relevant provisions.”

The public has been firmly urged to refrain from sharing or disseminating any information—online or offline—that could lead to the identification of the victim.

“Respecting the dignity and privacy of victims is not only a legal obligation but also a moral imperative,” the advisory stated.

The police also suspect that the torture of the 24-year-old woman was pre-planned.

The three arrested accused - alumnus Monojit Mishra and current students Pratim Mukherjee and Zaid Ahmed - were taken to the Calcutta Medical College and Hospital, where their body fluid, urine and hair samples were collected for forensic examination, he said.

The first-year student of South Calcutta Law College in the city's Kasba area was gang-raped allegedly by the three on the evening of June 25.

A team of doctors extracted the samples from the accused, and the process lasted for nearly eight hours and was sent to the forensic examination, he said.

Kolkata Police also sent the materials seized from the crime spot in South Kolkata Law College -- the union room, guard's room and the bathroom -- for forensic examination as part of the probe into the matter, the IPS officer said.

They also sent the 1.5-minute-long video clip of the torture of the rape survivor for a forensic test.

"The video clip was seized from the mobile phone of the prime accused (Mishra). We are trying to find out whether the clip was forwarded to others. In that case, we have to get in touch with those who have received that," the officer said.

(With agency inputs)