Such was the terror of Monojit 'Mango' Mishra on campus that women students of the Kolkata law college, where a 24-year-old was raped last week, considered skipping classes to stay out of his way. Speaking to NDTV on the condition of anonymity, a former student of the college said all students "feared" Mishra, an alumnus who had graduated but returned as a contractual employee.

"There was an atmosphere of intimidation on the campus. He used to click photos of female students, morph them and circulate them on WhatsApp groups. He also sexually harassed them. There was so much intimidation that students were scared to attend classes," she said.