By Admin 
Police has got great success in Durgapur rape case. The police have arrested the main accused, whose name was in the complaint lodged by the victim’s father. The accused has been identified as the victim’s male friend and was taken into custody on Monday evening.
Action taken after victim’s statement
According to officials, the victim’s statement under Section 164 revealed that the accused raped her after she went out with him. On this basis the police arrested the accused. He will be presented in court on Tuesday morning.
So far 5 people were arrested in this case. After the arrest of the victim’s friend this number has increased to 6. Investigation has revealed that all five were present during the incident. The detailed statement of the victim gave important clues to the police to connect the events.
Police Commissioner gave information
Asansol-Durgapur Police Commissioner Sunil Kumar Chaudhary told in the press conference that the investigation is going on at a fast pace. He said, ‘The victim’s mobile phone has been recovered. Information related to the clothes and physical appearance of the accused friend has been collected. Our team, along with the accused friend, went to the spot and reconstructed the sequence of events.
Gang rape sections will not be imposed
Police Commissioner said that in the initial investigation the possibility of gangrape has been ruled out. He said that on the basis of the victim’s statement and initial evidence, it has been established that the rape was committed by only one person. Forensic and medical reports are awaited. The role of the victim’s friend is suspicious and remains under investigation.
Further action will be taken after forensic report
Police have sent the clothes of one of the accused for forensic examination. Officials said that further action will be taken after the forensic and medical reports are received. At present, interrogation of all the arrested accused is going on and the investigation is progressing.
6 accused arrested so far
The police officer said that out of the six arrested accused, one is a former security guard of a private college, while the other is currently working in another hospital. One accused is a temporary employee in the local municipal body while the other is unemployed. A second year student from Jaleshwar, Odisha was allegedly raped by some people outside the premises of a private medical college in Durgapur on Friday night. At the time of the incident, the victim had gone for dinner with a friend. The police arrested him on Tuesday. The second year MBBS student, resident of Jaleshwar, Odisha, was allegedly raped outside the premises of a private medical college in Durgapur on October 10.
(With PTI inputs)