Following the gangrape of a student at South Calcutta Law College on June 25, the three accused, Monojit Mishra, Pramit Mukherjee, and Zaib Ahmed, allegedly spent hours drinking in the college guard room. They warned the security guard to remain silent before leaving for dinner.
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