India, June 28 -- Trinamool Congress MLA Madan Mitra sparked controversy by saying the gangrape of a Kolkata law student would not have happened if the woman had not gone to the scene.

The first-year student of South Calcutta Law College was allegedly gangraped on June 25 inside the campus by Monojit Mishra, an alumnus of the college. Police have arrested the prime accused and three others involved in the crime.

Monojit Mishra, a former member of the Trinamool Congress youth wing, is the main accused. The case has triggered a political clash in West Bengal, with the Bharatiya Janata Party accusing the ruling party of being a "protector of rapists."

To add to the escalating row, TMC MLA Madan Mitra, while speaking to news agency ANI, se...