The river of lethal political poison flows through West Bengal’s educational campuses. From the RG Kar Medical College rape and murder to the Kolkata Law College rape, the banks of law have retreated to accommodate the smooth flow of crime in the name of student politics under political patronage.

A young doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital was raped and murdered in a locked seminar room last year. The first-year Law College student was gang-raped on campus. Both accused reportedly had links with the ruling Trinamool Congress.

The social media profile of the main accused in the Kolkata Law College rape, Monojit ‘Mango’ Mishra, claims that since 2017, he has led the college unit of Trinamool College Chhatra Parishad, the student wing of the ruling party in West Bengal. Trinamool, however, has denied it.

Fellow students say Monojit—“Mango" to friends—wielded tremendous clout on campus. Even teachers and staff apparently dreaded him. He reportedly had several complaints of harassment and molestation against him, but seemed to enjoy some kind of........

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