| Durgapur – A subdivisional court here on Sunday remanded to 10-day police custody the three men arrested for their alleged involvement in the “gangrape” of a student of a private medical college in West Bengal’s Paschim Bardhaman district. The charges pressed against the accused persons include gangrape and criminal conspiracy. The SDJM, Durgapur, remanded the three accused to police custody for 10 days. The prosecution lawyer prayed for their police custody for questioning in order to arrest other persons involved in the alleged crime. The medical college student hailing from Odisha’s Jaleswar was allegedly raped by some men in Durgapur, police said on Saturday. The incident took place outside the campus of the private medical college in Durgapur on Friday night when the second-year student went out with one of her friends for dinner. The health condition of the victim was stated to be ‘improving’ as she is undergoing treatment at the private college and hospital where she was studying, the officer said, adding she has given her statement to the law enforcers. “The three accused were traced through mobile phone tower dumping method. More people could be involved in the crime, and searches are underway. We are also trying to find out whether these people were known to the survivor or her friend with whom she had gone outside the college. Her friend’s role is also under scrutiny,” a police source said. The accused persons had used the survivor’s mobile phone to call another accused to the crime spot, he said, adding that it helped them identify the mobile phone numbers of all the accused, he said. Multiple raids were conducted on Saturday in the areas adjoining the private college to nab the accused. Forensic experts also collected evidence from the jungle where the incident took place, he said. The incident has triggered political mudslinging between the ruling Trinamool Congress and opposition parties. It prompted Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to express concern and urge his West Bengal counterpart, Mamata Banerjee, to take swift action against the perpetrators. |
Bengal Horror – 3 accused sent to 10 days police custody
