College meeting records face scrutiny over allegations targeting ‘Mango’ mishra in Kolkata campus saga
by Utsav RoyPolice investigators are closely examining recent governing‑body minutes from South Calcutta Law College’s New Campus in Kasba, Kolkata, as they probe the alleged rape of a woman law student that occurred on campus the night of 25 June.
According to officers, the purpose of reviewing these records is to establish whether college administrators had previously received, or discussed, complaints about Monojit Mishra, the principal suspect, who is accused of abusing his influence, intimidating students, and engaging in sexual misconduct.
Mishra, a former student of the same institution, is thought to have carried out the assault with help from Jaib Ahmed and Pramit Mukhopadhyay. Both men have already been arrested and are considered to have facilitated the crime.
Investigators have confiscated the minute‑book covering the last several governing‑body sessions, concentrating on entries from roughly the previous three months. Detectives want to know if warnings about Mishra’s conduct were ever raised formally or noted in those meetings.
In addition, the police have secured the daily attendance register along with paperwork relating to Mishra’s recent appointment as a contractual employee, a role he assumed only a few months before the attack.
Numerous earlier allegations paint a troubling picture: Mishra allegedly escorted outsiders onto college grounds to threaten junior students, brandished weapons that caused injuries, engaged in routine hooliganism, and repeatedly harassed female classmates. Despite such a record, he was still hired. Investigators are therefore trying to identify who may have influenced or approved his recruitment in spite of those red flags.
The case has now been transferred to the Detective Department of Kolkata Police, which has expanded the list of charges. What began solely as a rape investigation has grown to include counts of abduction and assault involving dangerous weapons.
Officers emphasize that the inquiry into the college’s internal procedures will be as thorough as the criminal investigation itself. They intend to hold accountable anyone who ignored prior warnings or enabled misconduct, thereby allowing an environment in which the alleged assault could take place.