Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's advice to female boarders on Sunday about not venturing out late at night, in the aftermath of the alleged gangrape of a medical student in Durgapur, drew criticism from the opposition, which asserted that her remarks were emblematic of the state’s law and order situation.

Banerjee, however, later alleged that her comments were taken out of context.

During the day, three accused were arrested and sent to police remand for 10 days by a local court in Durgapur over the alleged gangrape of the medical student, who hails from Odisha, as Banerjee asserted that no one involved in the crime will be spared.

The chief minister told reporters in Alipurduar that her address at Kolkata airport over the issue has been "deliberately distorted" and

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