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According to Hindustan Times (HT), Asansol-Durgapur Police Commissioner Sunil Kumar Choudhary said on Tuesday that evidence and medical reports indicate the involvement of only one person. he added this women’His classmate, who went with him to dinner on the night of October 10, “is not beyond suspicion.”
The 23-year-old student, a resident of Malda district, was first detained and formally arrested after further questioning.
CCTV footage collected by police from the medical college campus showshe is a survivor And her male friend was leaving the premises at 7:54 pm. The friend returned alone at 8:42 pm, was seen wandering near the gate, then left at 8:48 pm and returned with the remaining person at 9:29 pm.
He did not immediately inform anyone about the incident. The woman later told police that the suspects used her phone to call her friend after the alleged attack.
The victim’s father has also named the classmate as a suspect in his complaint, HT reported.
Meanwhile, discrepancies came to light between his initial and subsequent statements. In her first medical statement, she mentioned three people and said that one attacked her; Later, she told the police that five men dragged her into the forest and gang-raped her. However, investigators said the evidence did not support the claim of gang rape.
NDTV quoted Commissioner Chaudhary as confirming that the victim’s phone, which she said was taken by the suspects, has been recovered. Police have also added charges of phone snatching along with offenses under relevant sections of the Indian Justice Code in the case.
Before the arrest of the classmate, five local villagers were detained. Sheikh Safiqul (30) and Sheikh Naseeruddin (23) were sent to police custody for nine days on Monday, while Apu Bauri (21), Firdous Sheikh (23) and Sheikh Riazuddin (31) were remanded for ten days on Sunday, HT reported.
All five are local daily wage labourers. Police clarified that the investigation and medical reports so far indicate that only one person has carried out the attack, and the role of other villagers is being reviewed.
The victim, a resident of Jaleshwar in Odisha, is undergoing treatment at the IQ City Medical College Hospital, where she is studying. His father has accused the police of a delayed response, although officials say they acted immediately and provided him security.
Political tension has increased over the case and BJP leaders are protesting outside the hospital. However, the Calcutta High Court has banned the entry of outsiders after hospital authorities complained of disruptions. The National Commission for Women (NCW) has also sent a team to Durgapur and said the incident highlights the growing threat to women’s safety in Bengal.