A 24-year-old law student was allegedly gang-raped inside South Calcutta Law College by an alumnus and two senior students after she rejected a marriage proposal. The survivor reported a brutal assault, including filming and threats. Police have arrested the three men, triggering political uproar and protests, with the state government and national commission intervening.
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