Kolkata law college gang-rape: Police custody of three accused extended till July 8

Kolkata: A city court on Monday extended the police custody of the three accused in the alleged gang-rape of a first-year student at a law college in Kolkata's Kasba area by eight days till July 8.

The accused include the prime suspect Monojit Mishra, a former student and temporary staffer of the college, and two current students – Zaib Ahmed and Pramit Mukherjee.

The trio was arrested on Thursday and produced before the court the following day, which initially remanded them to four-day police custody.

Upon production at the Alipore Court on Monday, their police custody was extended till July 8.

A security guard of the college, Pinaki Banerjee, was also arrested on Saturday in connection with the case and was sent to police custody till Tuesday. His custody was extended till July



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On completion of the initial remand period, all four were produced before the Alipore Court, which extended their police custody, allowing further interrogation by the investigators.

According to sources, the defence lawyers of the three – Mishra, Ahmed, and Mukherjee – did not move bail pleas and instead told the court that the accused were fully cooperating with the investigation and were willing to help bring out the truth.

They also urged the court to ensure that no media trial takes place before the charges are proven, requesting that the accused not be "victimised" in the process.

The defence counsel prayed that they be allowed to accompany the accused to the crime scene and also remain present during their interrogation by police.