A 24-year-old Kolkata law student was allegedly gang-raped on campus after prime suspect Monojit Mishra, obsessed with her since enrollment, planned the assault with co-accused Zaib Ahmed and Pramit Mukherjee due to her repeated rejections. Mishra, a former student leader, reportedly used his influence to lure her, intending to blackmail her with a video recorded during the crime.
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