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SIT to probe 'rape' at IIM-C; woman refuses medical test
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram
|July 14, 2025
The Kolkata Police formed a nine-member special investigation team (SIT) on Sunday to investigate the alleged rape incident involving a second-year student of the Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C) on its campus.
The West Bengal Commission for Women (WBCW) has also taken suo motu cognisance of the incident. Meanwhile, the survivor has refused to undergo a medical test even after 48 hours of the incident, police sources said. WBCW Chairperson Leena Gangopadhyay said that they had filed a suo motu case on Friday in the incident. "We are trying to talk to the survivor and her family. We are also in touch with Haridevpur police station."
Though the WBCW has filed a suo motu case, the National Commission for Women (NCW) member Archana Majumdar has expressed her doubts about the incident.
This story is from the July 14, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram.
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