DURGAPURA: A second-year MBBS student (23) of a private medical college in Bengal’s Durgapur was allegedly gang-raped by four to five unidentified men Friday, shortly after she stepped out for dinner with a classmate, reports Mohammad Asif. Police have detained the classmate after the survivor’s parents, from Odisha’s Balasore, alleged he and his associates were involved. The woman is undergoing treatment at hospital.
WB survivor’s father voices suspicion over classmate’s role
Based on the woman’s complaint, police registered a case of gang rape, recorded her statement, and began questioning the detained student. The survivor said she and her classmate were accosted by a group of men who snatched her phone and demanded money. When the male student left the spot, three of the men allege