Kasba Abduction Case: Three Arrested in Kolkata, Search On for Two

Overview

• Police say a 21-year-old was forced into a black car near Jahajbari around 11pm on February 13, molested, then dropped near Anandapur.
• An FIR names two accused and three unidentified suspects under BNS sections 140(3), 74, 115(2) and 3(5).
• Three men were arrested on Monday night and identified as Akash Singh, Rahul Shaw and Aditya Giri, with the search continuing for two others.
• MillenniumPost reports the trio were picked up from a flat on Kalikapur Main Road, and police are questioning them to trace the remaining suspects.
• Investigators say at least two accused were known to the complainant, CCTV footage is being examined, and police noted some contradictions in her statement.