Amid an outrage over the alleged gang-rape of a medical school pupil in Durgapur district of West Bengal, the state police on Saturday urged folks to not unfold rumors and mentioned the culprits will “not go unpunished.”
In a social media put up on X, West Bengal Police mentioned: “We’re deeply saddened by the late night time sexual assault yesterday on a personal medical school pupil , outdoors the school campus in Durgapur, and want to guarantee all that the culprits shall not go unpunished.”
“The ache of the sufferer is as a lot ours as it’s Odisha’s, and we will depart no stones unturned to deliver the perpetrators to justice,” the police mentioned.
“The sufferer is recovering properly and every kind of help are being offered to the household. We urge everybody to chorus from sharing any unverified data on this regard. West Bengal Police stays dedicated to its zero tolerance coverage in respect of offences in opposition to girls,” they added.
The Bengal gang-rape
A medical school pupil from Odisha was allegedly raped by unidentified males within the Paschim Bardhaman district of West Bengal, police reported on Saturday.
The sufferer, who hails from Jaleswar, is a second-year pupil at a personal medical school in Durgapur. Her members of the family said that the incident occurred outdoors the school campus on Friday night time when she went out for dinner with one in every of her mates. Her mom alleged that the assault, which she described as a gang-rape, befell round 10 pm.
“We got here right here this morning and lodged a grievance with the police. I had heard that the school carried out properly academically, and that is why we despatched our daughter to review medication right here,” the coed’s father mentioned.
Investigation and Timeline
The state police have since launched an investigation into the matter. An officer from the New Township Police Station in Durgapur revealed that the preliminary probe suggests the coed and her good friend left the campus earlier, between 8 pm and eight.30 pm on Friday. It was additionally revealed that the accused people demanded cash from the coed for the return of her cell phone.
The survivor is at present present process therapy on the school hospital and has given her assertion to the police, an officer confirmed. Her dad and mom travelled to Durgapur on Saturday morning after being contacted by their daughter’s mates.
Abhishek Gupta, DC (East) of Durgapur Commissionerate, issued a quick assertion: “The matter is delicate. The investigation is being carried out with all facets in thoughts. As quickly as extra data is on the market, will probably be shared.”
“The good friend left her alone when three unidentified males arrived there. The boys snatched her telephone and took her to a jungle outdoors the campus, the place they raped her. She was threatened with dire penalties if she informed anybody in regards to the incident,” the officer mentioned.
“We spoke to the sufferer’s good friend final night time. We’re looking for out CCTV footage. A forensic staff will go to the spot to gather proof,” the officer mentioned.
Individually, a staff from the Nationwide Fee for Girls (NCW) reached the hospital in Durgapur to fulfill with the sufferer and her dad and mom.
