Prior to Kolkata rape, main accused Mishra handled law students’ queries: Documents

Administrators at the South Calcutta Law College where a 24-year-old student was gangraped after college hours on June 5, issued last year a notice asking students to route any queries related to their dealings with the institution through Monojit Mishra, the main accused in the case, and also previously issued several notices asking students notto stay in the campus after college hours, documents reviewed byHT show.

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Mishra, a graduate of the college later hired as a temporary staffer, was arrested with two existing students Promit Mukherjee and Zaib Ahmed, anda security guard, Pinaki Banerjee.

Police have said that Mishra, also a leader of the ruling Trinamool Congress's student unit in the college, hasat least Il criminal cases pending againsthim. Atleast four were related to molestation.

“But despite all these he was not just recruited in July 2024 but the college authorities issued a notice on August 13, 2024 asking students to contact him with any queries related to students’ dealings of the college,” said a professor who asked not to be named.