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)

The alleged gang rape of a second year medical student near a private medical college in Durgapur, West Bengal has created huge anger and political storm in the entire state. As soon as this matter came to light, the police immediately started action and arrested the accused.

1. Police did crime scene reconstruction on Tuesday. Meanwhile, all the five accused in the case were arrested, one of whom was arrested with the help of his sister.

2This incident has increased the prompt action of Mamata Banerjee government in this matter and the monitoring of both the ruling party and the opposition regarding law and order. Political parties have started raising questions on the government regarding the matter and demands are being made to ensure justice.

3. Police sources said that accused Shafiq Shaikh was arrested with the help of his sister Rozina Shaikh. Rozina told that she handed over her brother to the law so that the family does not have to face embarrassment due to his actions. Police caught him from under Andal Bridge in Durgapur, where he was hiding.

4. India Today has obtained the statement of the victim, which she gave in front of the doctor. He said, “I saw that some people were moving towards us. We ran towards the forest, but three people ran after us, caught hold of me and took me into the forest.”

5. The victim further said, “They grabbed me from behind, snatched my phone and told me to call a friend. When he did not come, they forced me to the ground. When I screamed, they said that if I made any noise, more people would come and do the same.”

6. This 23 year old student is a resident of Jaleshwar, Odisha. She had gone to dinner with her friend on Friday night. Then some people stopped him and molested him.

7. According to West Bengal Police, all the accused will be taken to the crime scene and crime scene reconstruction will be done. The attack took place near the college gate, near the forest of Paranganj Kali Bari cremation ground. A senior official said that this reconstruction is being done to confirm the statement of the victim and to understand the events related to the attack.

8. After the incident, anger and political controversy intensified in the state. The victim’s father compared the situation in Bengal to the rule of Aurangzeb. He said, “My daughter’s life first, career second. I want to take her back to Odisha.”

9. This reaction came after the controversial statement of CM Mamata Banerjee, in which she had said that “female students should not go out late at night.” At the same time, Governor CV Anand Bose stressed the need for a second renaissance to ensure the safety of women.

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