Shocking in Durgapur: Medical Student Allegedly Gang-Raped, Police Investigate (Image Credit: Original photo by Tim Marshall on Unsplash, designed using Canva (Representative Image))
National News: A second-year medical student at a private college in Durgapur, West Bengal, was reportedly gang-raped on Friday night after she went out with a friend to eat street food. The victim, who is from Jaleswar in Odisha, is receiving treatment at a nearby hospital while the police have launched an investigation into the incident.
Police sources said the attack happened around 8:30 pm when the student and her male friend went out for phuchka (pani puri). A group of young men allegedly followed them and began harassing them. The men reportedly chased away the friend and dragged the student to a small forested area behind the college, where they gang-raped her. The attackers also took the victim’s mobile phone and threw it aside before running away. Her friend later returned with hostel mates and found her injured and unconscious. She was immediately taken to a nearby hospital for medical care.
The victim’s parents, who live in Jaleswar, Odisha, came to Durgapur after learning about the assault. Her father said, "At 10 PM, her friend called us and told us that our daughter was raped. The security arrangements are not enough. Such a serious incident happened, but no proper action was taken." He added that once his daughter recovers, the family plans to take her home.
The Durgapur New Township police have registered a case following a complaint from the college authorities. No arrests had been made at the time of reporting, but the police are working to identify the accused.
The attack has caused anger and worry about women’s safety in West Bengal, especially among students. This case comes after several other incidents, including the rape and murder of a post-graduate trainee at RG Kar Medical College in August last year and the gang rape of a law student in South Kolkata in June. These events have raised serious concerns about safety for women both on campuses and in public areas across the state.
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