Manojit Misra, the prime accused in the Kolkata law college rape case (Express File)The Alipore court on Tuesday wondered what was the government doing if there were at least 12 complaints, mostly of molestation, against Kolkata law college rape prime accused Monojit Mishra from 2023.The court extended the judicial custody of Monojit Mishra (31) and three other accused till August 5.The four have been in judicial custody since July 8.During the hearing, Mishra’s counsel did not seek bail but clubbed two petitions to allow the presence of the counsels of the accused during interrogation and demanded that the complainant’s mobile phone be seized.Mishra’s counsel said his client is being forced to confess to the allegations during his interrogation. “During his interrogation in jail, officials are pressuring Monojit to confess to all the allegations against him. We are not being allowed to speak to him. Therefore, I request the court to grant permission for meeting him in jail for two hours,” he submitted.Also Read | IIM Calcutta rape case: Court grants bail to accused, asks police about ‘delay’ in recording woman’s statementAlleging a lack of amenities in jail, the counsel said, “It is called a correctional centre but there are no proper amenities there. My client should have access to medical facilities, clean water, books, a pen and a mosquito net. These should be provided to him.”Chief Public Prosecutor Sourin Ghosal said permission has to be sought from the jail authorities to meet the accused. “Gait pattern to be done tomorrow. The chargesheet will be filed at the earliest and the government will go for trial,” Ghosal said.The counsel for Pinaki Banerjee, a college security guard also named as an accused in the case, questioned whether sections invoked in the FIR were applicable in his client’s case, “I was taken in custody and tortured by the investigators. What was my role in the entire thing? I came to work that fateful night. I am just an employee. I could have been made a witness,” he said on behalf of Banerjee.Story continues below this adSpecial Public Prosecutor Bibash Chattopadhyay said, “When the incident (alleged rape) was taking place, one person was standing guard outside while another was recording it. The guard should have secured the victim but he instead worked in a manner so that the crime is committed. From our investigation we have observed from mobile locations that all the accused were present at the same spot at that time. There were 12 cases against Monojit Mishra, mostly of molestation. If he was punished at that time this might not have happened.”On this, the judge said, “If the complaints are from 2023 what was the government doing?”Besides Monojit Mishra, a contractual staffer at the college and a TMC students’ wing functionary, and Pinaki Banerjee, the police have arrested Zaib Ahmed (19) and Pramit Mukherjee (20), both students, in connection with the June 25 incident.The Detective Department of Kolkata Police earlier took over the probe from the Special Investigation Team in the case. The SIT, initially comprising five members and later expanded to nine, will now assist the Detective Department in the inquiry.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Kolkata rape