Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal on Saturday questioned several former and current Jadavpur University students arrested in connection with the recent death of a freshman, officials said.
Goyal spoke with a former student, the first person arrested in the case, and three students from Lalbazar, the city's police headquarters, they said.
Officials said the first defendant, who completed a master's degree in mathematics in 2022, was questioned about the final moments before the teen's death.
Police reconstructed the crime scene on Friday to find out exactly what happened at the dormitory on the night of August 9, when the freshman fell from the balcony after allegedly torturing the sperm. spirits and sexual harassment.
Meanwhile, three students arrested on Friday night were detained for 12 days on Saturday, a police official said, adding that 12 people have been arrested in the case so far. A 17-year-old male student died after falling from the 2nd-floor balcony of Boys' Main Inn on August 9. His family alleges that he was a victim of rags.