Calling crimes against women in West Bengal a "pattern now," BJP leader Satpal Singh on Monday led a fact-finding team to South Kolkata following the alleged gangrape of a female student inside South Calcutta Law College on June 25. "The kind of incidents taking place in West Bengal are not just incidents, it's a pattern now," Singh said, addressing a press conference after the team's visit. "Crimes against women in the state are increasing even after having a woman as the Chief Minister," the BJP leader added.

The BJP team comprised former Union Ministers Satpal Singh and Meenakshi Lekhi, Rajya Sabha MP Manan Kumar Mishra, and Lok Sabha MP Biplab Kumar Deb. They met senior police officials and assessed the ongoing investigation.

"We have not just come here to catalyse the investigation into the gangrape case that took place in South Calcutta Law College, but we have come here to give a message that every member of the BJP, every citizen of this country, stands with the women of West Bengal," Singh said. He also questioned how a person with four prior criminal cases could be admitted to a law college. "There are so many cases of crimes against women where FIRs are also not being registered," he added.