
The police on Saturday arrested Pinaki Banerjee, the 55-year-old security guard of South Kolkata Law College, in connection with the gangrape case.
The Kolkata Police on Saturday arrested the security guard of South Calcutta Law College in connection with the gangrape of a first-year law student on campus, marking the fourth arrest in the case.
The guard, identified as 55-year-old Pinaki Banerjee, was taken into custody after three others — including the prime accused, a Trinamool Congress leader and former student — were arrested.
“Guard of the Law College, Pinaki Banerjee (55) has also been arrested in the case,” Kolkata Police
According to the FIR, the 24-year-old survivor was allegedly raped inside the college’s guard room on June 25. She alleged that the college gate was locked and the security guard was made to wait outside during the incident.
So far, the three arrested — Monojit Mishra (31), a staff member at the college, and students Zaib Ahmed (19) and Pramit Mukherjee (20) — have been produced before the additional chief judicial magistrate’s court in Alipore and sent to police custody till July 1.
A medical examination has confirmed her allegations, with officials stating that the report showed injuries consistent with sexual assault. The report noted evidence of “forceful penetration, bite marks and nail scratches” on her body, supporting her claim of gangrape.
Police said the incident took place between 7:30 pm and 10:50 pm on Wednesday, when the 24-year-old woman had gone to the college to fill out forms for an upcoming exam.