Durgapur: A student from Odisha, pursuing medicine at a private medical college in West Bengal’s Durgapur, was allegedly raped inside the campus on Friday evening.

Her ordeal brings to mind the chilling rape and murder of a PG Intern at the state-run R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata in 2024. ADVERTISEMENT

According to the police, the survivor who is in the second year, hails from Jaleswar in Odisha. She is pursuing her MBBS degree at the private medical college located near Shobhapur in the industrial hub of Durgapur, located about 170 km from the capital Kolkata.

The student apparently stepped out of the campus around 8.30 pm on Friday with a male friend when she was attacked near the campus gate. The accused allegedly dragged her to a secluded area behind the hospital

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