NCW seeks reports from Kolkata Police in law college gang rape case

Kolkata: The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Friday took suo motu cognisance of the gang rape of a student inside a law college in the city and asked the Kolkata Police to file a detailed report within three days.

NCW Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar on Friday wrote to Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Verma directing him to initiate an immediate and time-bound investigation.

She also directed Verma to ensure that the culprits were booked under relevant sections of the BNS and the victim was given full medical, psychological and legal assistance.

Rahatkar also urged the Kolkata Police Commissioner to ensure that the victim gets proper compensation under Section 396 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).

A law student in Kolkata was allegedly raped by her two seniors and a former student of the educational institute inside the college building on June 25 evening following which the police arrested three.

The three accused -- an ex-student and now a lawyer with alleged links to the ruling Trinamool Congress and two others -- were arrested on Thursday night in connection with the gang rape that took place at the South Calcutta Law College Kasba campus.