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Kolkata, Oct 16 (IANS) Police on Thursday expanded the area cordoned off at the gang rape crime scene in West Bengal’s Durgapur as part of their investigation into the case.
The original crime scene in a forested area outside the private medical college and hospital had already been cordoned off. Now, an additional 50 meters have been added next to the already cordoned off area. Due to this, questions arose whether anything new has come to light in the investigation.
On Thursday morning, the police again went to the spot with the arrested male friend of the gang rape victim, Wasif Ali. According to investigators, he was later arrested due to various inconsistencies in his statements.
The statements of the other five arrested accused and the victim are being repeatedly matched with the statements of the male friend. So Ali was again taken to the crime scene and interrogated.
Sources said that investigators are trying to get detailed information about the incident. To do this, the original crime scene was slightly expanded. The forensic team also went to the spot again for investigation.
The second-year medical student from Odisha was gang-raped by five men in a forest area outside a private medical college and hospital in West Burdwan district on October 10.
Based on the complaint of the victim, the police had arrested all the five accused in the first case. He is currently in police custody. Police later arrested her male friend, with whom she had gone out of the campus that night.
Meanwhile, the victim’s father has demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigation into the incident to quickly punish the culprits. He also said that he would soon leave for Odisha and would never return to Bengal.
–IANS
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