Incident Overview: What Transpired at IIM-Calcutta?
An incident of concern has come to the surface in IIM-Calcutta with the rest of the country’s management schools. One of the students of IIM-C reported being sexually assaulted on the 11th of July, 2025. She said that she was called for a counseling session where she was supposed to receive therapy. In the course of the therapy, she was offered a beverage that was not safe for consumption. Therefore, it was presumed that the drink was intended to drug her. She also mentioned that her assaulter had warned her, claiming that he would ruin her life if she decided to speak out. Therefore, she remained silent.
Police Response and Ongoing Investigation
The survivor of the case IIM-C filed a complaint at the local Haridevpur Police Station. Police responded quickly by detaining the alleged suspect on Thursday night and booking him. The investigation launched by police comprised gathering CCTV footage alongside several other students and school security. This is a standard procedure geared towards gathering sufficient evidence for mounting a concrete investigation. The accused and plaintiff are both still undergoing questioning, after which the collected evidence will be examined for authenticity, cross-checked, subjected to verification, and processed.
Security Breaches and Reaction to Campus Protocols
The case has raised important security issues at IIM-Calcutta. As per reports, the accused seemed to have skipped mandatory visitor registration processes because they permitted the survivor to enter the hostel without registering. This particular oversight has brought up concerns about the visitor control systems in place on campus and if more stringent measures would help curb such incidents in the future. The administration has not issued an official comment, but the incident has prompted suggestions to evaluate safety mechanisms across the institution.
Survivor’s Father’s Public Statement: Counter-allegation to Rape
Adding another layer to the case, the father of the survivor has publicly dismissed the allegations, claiming that she simply fell from an auto-rickshaw. In his own words, “she told me” she is not injured, and “the only reason” why she was taken to the “police station” was to write a statement to aid the process. In contrast, police officials have been adamantly asserting that FIRs are substantiated under law and filed under the survivor’s account, which includes drugging, assault, and accompanying threats by the accused. Such contradiction is fueling public discourse, which has already been stoked, and is bringing even more focus on the investigative process.
Broader Perspective: Recent Crimes of Violence Against Students in Kolkata
The incident occurred only weeks after a prominent case of gang rape involving a law college in Kolkata that grabbed national headlines and caused public uproar for better enforcement of safety measures on educational premises. The string of sexual violence incidents against students in educational institutions has raised alarm not only among students andtheir parents but also among social welfare and activist groups about the need for immediate policy changes and an overhaul of protective frameworks for survivors.
