A second-year medical student at a private medical college in Durgapur gang-raped on Friday night after she stepped out of the college for a evening snack with a friend. According to police sources, around 8:30 p.m. on Friday, the survivor and her friend went to get phuchka when some young men started stalking them and making inappropriate comments.
The men chased away the survivor’s male friend and dragged her to a forest area behind the college campus, where they gang-raped her. The attackers stole her mobile phone and threw it away.
Medical student gang rape case in Durgapur
The male friend returned with others from the hostel and found the seriously injured student on the ground. She taken to a local hospital. After a complaint from the college, the Durgapur New Township police began an investigation. However, as of the time of this report, they had not identified or arrested any of the suspects.
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The survivor’s parents, who live outside Bengal, arrived in Durgapur on Friday morning. “My daughter is unsafe here. Once she recovers, we will take her home,” her father told. This recent attack on a medical student has brought back memories of several recent sexual assaults against working women and female students in the state.
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