By Admin 
The opposition is continuously attacking Mamata Banerjee over the gang rape of a medical student in Durgapur, West Bengal. Amidst the continuous rhetoric of the opposition, on Monday (October 13, 2025), a leader of Trinamool Congress gave a controversial comment. He said that women should not go out late at night, police cannot provide security everywhere.
TMC MP Saugata Roy said regarding the rape of the student that the police can take action only after the incident comes to light. He requested women to remain alert. This comment of the TMC MP came two days after the gang rape of a student in Durgapur on Friday (October 10, 2025).
‘Women should remain alert themselves’
MP Saugata Roy said during a conversation with ANI, ‘Such cases rarely come in Bengal. The safety of women in Bengal is better than any other state, but women should not step out of their colleges late at night because the police cannot patrol everywhere.
The MP further said, ‘Security cannot be provided at every inch. Police cannot be deployed on every road. Police can take action after the incident comes to light. Therefore, women should also be cautious.
#WATCH Kolkata, West Bengal: On the Durgapur alleged gang rape case, TMC MP Saugata Roy says, “Such cases are rare in Bengal. Women’s safety in Bengal is better than in any other place… But women shouldn’t leave their colleges so late at night, as the police can’t patrol… pic.twitter.com/PVFeTBYC5p
— ANI (@ANI) October 13, 2025
CM Mamata Banerjee’s request to girl students
After this incident on Friday, questions are being raised on the security arrangements of women in West Bengal. Regarding the incident, CM Banerjee raised the question that how the victim of Durgapur Medical College gang rape case was outside at 12:30 in the night. He urged the girl students not to come out of their hostel or home late at night.
Regarding the matter, the police said that this incident happened on Friday night, when the second year medical college student had gone out for dinner with a friend. A senior police officer informed on Monday (October 13, 2025) that two more accused have been arrested in the case, taking the number of accused to five.
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