In a heartfelt gesture of solidarity, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday evening spoke directly with the Odia medical student who was brutally assaulted in a gang-rape incident in Durgapur, West Bengal. The second-year student from Jaleswar, Odisha, studying at a local medical college, was attacked by unidentified assailants, sparking widespread condemnation and calls for immediate action.

During the phone conversation, which also included the victim’s mother and Odisha State Women’s Commission Chairperson Sovana Mohanty—who was present at the scene—Majhi extended his deepest sympathies and assured the family of unwavering support from the state government. “Don’t worry, the Odisha government is fully with you,” he told the distraught young woman, emphasising that every po

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