West Bengal Police have arrested the fifth accused in connection with the alleged Durgapur gang rape case, Asansol-Durgapur Police Commissionerate said on Monday.

Earlier today, the police arrested the fourth accused for allegedly raping a medical student in West Bengal’s Durgapur.

On Sunday, the three accused initially arrested in connection with the alleged gangrape were remanded to 10 days’ police custody by a local court here.

The second-year student of a private medical college was allegedly gangraped on Friday night. The survivor hails from Odisha.

Meanwhile, a three-member team of the Odisha State Commission for Women, led by chairperson Sovana Mohanty, will visit Durgapur and meet the survivor’s family on Monday.

The three-member team will submit a report to the Odisha governm

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