Kolkata college gang rape: Custody of 3 accused extended till July 8

THE POLICE CUSTODY of the three accused in the alleged gang rape of a first-year student at a law college in south Kolkata's Kasba area was extended by eight days till July 8 by a city court on Tuesday.

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

The accused comprise the prime suspect, Monojit Mishra, an alumnus and temporary college staffer, and two current students, Zaib Ahmed and Pramit Mukherjee.

They were arrested on June 26 and produced before the Alipore court, which initially remanded them to four days of police custody ending on Tuesday.

The custody of the college security guard and the fourth accused, Pinaki Banerjee, who was arrested on Saturday in connection with the case and remanded in police custody till Tuesday, was extended till July 4.

The authorities of South Calcutta Law College where the alleged crime took place, meanwhile, terminated the services of Mishra and expelled the two other co-accused who were bonafide students of the institution.