Manojit Mishra (Kolkata Gang Rape)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Manojit Mishra

• Manojit Mishra was born in a lower-middle-class Bengali family in Kolkata.

• After completing his high school, he enrolled at South Calcutta Law College, Kolkata, in 2012 and was allegedly involved in a stabbing incident in 2013, leading to his expulsion in 2014.

  

• In 2017, he was re-admitted to the college and was accused of vandalising the principal’s office, and in 2019, he received a post in the Trinamool Congress Chhatra Parishad (TMCP).

  

• In 2021, he was removed from his TMCP post following complaints of bad behaviour and eventually graduated in 2022.

  

• In 2023, he returned to the college as a clerk and later as a contractual staffer for Rs 500 per day, and in October 2023, a student accused him of molestation during a college event.

  

• In April 2025, Mishra was arrested for assaulting a police officer and vandalising a police vehicle after an argument near an ATM.

• On 25 June 2025, a 24-year-old student alleged that Mishra and his associates assaulted her inside the college after proposing marriage, locking the gates, and taking her to a room near the union office.

• She reported being beaten with a hockey stick, denied medical help, threatened with leaked footage, and was allegedly raped while being recorded by the accused.

  

• An FIR was lodged on 26 June 2025 at 4:45 pm, leading to the arrests of Mishra and Zaib Ahmed from Talbagan crossing around 7:20 pm, and Pramit Mukherjee from his residence later that night.

  

• All three accused were presented before the Alipore Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate and remanded to police custody until 1 July 2025, and security guard Pinaki Banerjee was later arrested and remanded separately.

• By 27 June 2025, police confirmed that CCTV footage, call records, and medical reports supported the victim’s allegations.

• On 30 June 2025, forensic teams recovered torn hair strands, clothing from the accused matching CCTV visuals, a hockey stick, and blood-stained furniture from the scene. Mishra’s phone, containing alleged video evidence, was also seized.

• On 1 July 2025, the college suspended Mishra and banned the other two accused from admissions, and the committee decided to recover all wages paid to him.

• That day, student protests took place from the college to Gariahat, and the college offered to fund the survivor’s medical care and increase surveillance.

  

• Investigators reported that Mishra allegedly used his influence to be admitted as an extra student in a 120-seat course, becoming the 121st, and retained access through political connections despite being expelled multiple times.

  

• Mishra’s lawyer, Raju Ganguly, claimed a scratch on his client was a ‘love bite’ and requested a forensic analysis of the survivor’s phone after a medico-legal report found marks indicating resistance.

• Faculty and students reported Mishra’s history of threats, harassment, and digital abuse, with prior complaints allegedly ignored due to his influence and political backing.

• Known on campus as ‘MM’ or ‘Mango,’ he allegedly controlled student groups, shared vulgar content, and maintained dominance even after expulsion and re-admission.

• Robin Mishra, Manojit’s father and a local priest, claimed he had broken ties with his son five years earlier and supported legal action if Manojit was guilty.

• It was also reported that his mother had left the family a few years ago. His sister had also died.

• Following the incident, BJP’s social media head, Amit Malviya, posted images of Mishra with TMC leaders Abhishek Banerjee, Chandrima Bhattacharya, and Kajari Banerjee, alleging political protection.

• TMC MLA Ashok Kumar Deb denied recommending Mishra for employment, while TMCP president Trinankur Bhattacharya admitted giving him a post in 2019 but denied any present affiliation.

• Senior TMC leaders Shashi Panja and Kunal Ghosh condemned the incident publicly, urging strict punishment.

• SIT investigators confirmed they were analysing digital evidence, interrogating the accused, and coordinating with the college committee for a full timeline of events.

• Mishra and his co-accused were produced again in court on 1 July 2025, and their police custody was extended until 8 July 2025 for further investigation and interrogation.

• On 2 July 2025, SIT confirmed submission of physical evidence, hair, blood-stained furniture,  and clothing for forensic tests, and verified matches with CCTV footage of the alleged assault.

  

• SIT also confirmed that Manojit had allegedly continued to rape the survivor after she sustained a head injury, and that a bench used during the incident contained blood and biological evidence.

• In early July 2025, a college TMC leader, Rajanya Halder, claimed that there were many people like Manojit Mishra in colleges across West Bengal, who exploited women and were offered party positions or favours in return.

• West Bengal Governor C. V. Ananda Bose, who is also Chancellor of Calcutta University, expressed concern over the incident and demanded swift and strict action in the gangrape case from the university authorities.

• On 4 July 2025, following the allegations and investigation, the West Bengal Bar Council revoked Manojit Mishra’s licence and barred him from practising law.

  

• A letter also went viral, written by Debasish Chattopadhyay, then Principal of South Calcutta Law College, to the Joint Commissioner of Police (Headquarters), Kolkata.

  

• He claimed that Manojit Mishra had often created trouble at college events and also requested protection for an event that he had organised.