‘Undressed Me…’: Another Student Claims Molestation Against Kolkata Rape Accused Manojit Mishra

Last Updated:July 02, 2025, 13:07 IST

Manojit Mishra, is accused of gang-rape and molestation at South Calcutta Law College. He and associates are in police custody, raising campus safety concerns.

Manojit Mishra is the prime accused in the Kolkata law college gang-rape case | File image/Facebook

A week after a 24-year-old first-year law student at South Calcutta Law Colleges accused 31-year-old Manojit Mishra of gang-rape, another student also charged the prime accused of molesting and threatening her two years ago.

As per a report by India Today, the victim shared her ordeal which she claimed took place in October 2023 when she, along with other students from the college, attended a gathering where Manojit was also present.

Mishra, a former student and current Organising Secretary of the South Kolkata district of the Trinamool Congress Chhatra Parishad (TMCP), along will three other accused, has been held in connection with the gang-rape of a 24-year-old female student in the campus.

Mishra and his two associates, Zaib Ahmed and Pramit Mukhopadhyay, have been remanded in seven days of police custody, until July 8. Security guard Pinaki Banerjee has been remanded in police custody for three days, until July 4.

The case has heightened concerns over safety of women in Kolkata campuses, coming less than a year after the dastardly rape and murder case of a post-graduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

Another Victim Shares Ordeal

The victim, a second-year student at the South Calcutta Law College, alleged that Mishra had barged into a vacant room when she had stepped in to receive a phone-call. Meanwhile, she claimed that other students were dancing and enjoying in the event.

“I saw a vacant room and stepped inside to take my father’s call. Just as I was about to step out, I saw Manojit enter and lock the door from inside. He was visibly drunk and had also consumed weed. He started walking towards me. I asked him to let me leave, but he ignored me and kept coming closer," she told the news outlet.

The student further claimed that Manojit then pulled her hair and started molesting her. However, a senior female student began knocking on the door, which made him to fled the scene.

“He came towards me aggressively, pulled me by my hair, and dragged me to the balcony of the room. He then started undressing me. I pleaded with him to let me go, but instead he dared me to shout louder. Fortunately, a senior female student began knocking on the door, and in a hurry, he fled the room," she added.

There were multiple complaints of molestation, harassment, physical assault, and extortion lodged against him.

Not only girls, even boys on the campus claimed that they were bullied and harassed by the TMC functionary.

As per the TOI report, had first taken admission to the law college in 2012 but was expelled the next year for his criminal activities. He then took admission again in 2017. That very year, he had ransacked the campus, following which he was again barred from the campus for a while.

Subsequently, he passed out in 2022. Even after passing out of the institute, he reportedly maintained considerable influence on campus.

Mishra’s Checkered Past

Reportedly, Mishra is not facing the criminal charges for the first time. According to the details, Mishra, in April this year, faced arrest for thrashing a cop. He was later granted bail.

The incident had unfolded after Manojit had a scuffle with a guard deployed at an ATM. As the guard called up the police, Mishra manhandled the PCR officer, it was known.

In September last year, Manojit attempted to kill a student and has not been attending college since the incident came to light.

Gang-Rape Complaint

In her complaint lodged on June 26, the victim said she had gone to the college to fill a form for a test and was forced to stay back in the union room even after it was completed.

“Then one of the three accused proposed her to marry but she refused telling them she was already in a relationship," the police officer said as reported by the news agency.

Subsequently, Mishra allegedly ordered the campus gate to be locked. In the evening, he expressed romantic interest and made unwanted advances, which she rejected. She alleged that he then forced himself on her.

“I denied and fought back. I cried and asked him to let me go. I told them I have a boyfriend and I love my boyfriend. But he did not listen," she told the police.

Mishra allegedly threatened to harm her boyfriend and falsely implicate her parents in criminal cases before confining her within the college premises. She alleged in her complaint that he hit her with a hockey stick. During the incident, she experienced breathing difficulties and asked for an inhaler. After using it, she was taken to the security guard’s room on the ground floor, next to the students’ union office, where the assault allegedly continued.

“I touched his feet but he didn’t let me go …," she told the police in the complaint, adding that while Mishra was allegedly raping her, the other two stood by and watched.

Shobhit Gupta

Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben...Read More

Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben...

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