A medical college student from Odisha was allegedly raped by unidentified men in West Bengal’s Paschim Bardhaman district, police said on Saturday. The incident occurred outside a private medical college campus in Durgapur on Friday night when the second-year student went out with one of her friends for dinner, her family members said.
The student, from Jaleswar in Odisha, is undergoing treatment at a nearby hospital. “On the basis of a complaint lodged by the family members of the medic, we have started an investigation,” he said.
The parents of the student said they reached Durgapur this morning after getting a call from their daughter’s friends. The student’s mother alleged that her daughter was gang-raped around 10 pm on Friday when she went out of the college campus with one of her friends for dinner.
The incident occurred outside a private medical college campus in Durgapur. PIC/IQ CITY MEDICAL COLLEGE
“We came here this morning and lodged a complaint with the police. I have heard that the college performed well academically, and this is why we sent our daughter to study medicine here,” the student’s father said.
An initial probe revealed that the student went outside the campus with her friend around 8-8.30 pm on Friday. “The friend left her alone when three unidentified men arrived there. The men snatched her phone and took her to a jungle outside the campus, where they raped her. She was threatened with dire consequences if she told anyone about the incident,” the officer said.
The accused demanded money from the medic to return her mobile phone. The statement of the student has been recorded. “We spoke to the victim’s friend last night. We are trying to find some CCTV footage. A forensic team will visit the spot to collect evidence,” the officer said. An FIR has been lodged. Police have detained one associate of the survivor.
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