India, June 28 -- As the row over the alleged gangrape of a law student in South Kolkata continued to escalate, the father of one of the accused on Saturday called for "strong punishment" for his son if his involvement is proved, asserting complete faith in the state police.

Police have so far arrested four persons, including prime accused Monojit Mishra, for the alleged gang-rape of a first-year student of the South Calcutta Law College, an incident which took place on June 25.

The father of one of the accused spoke to news agency ANI and said, "First, I am a citizen of India, then a father. The matter is sub-judice and the police are carrying out the investigation."

"We have trust in the court...Strict punishment should be given to h...