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The police made the fourth arrest in connection with the gangrape of a second-year medical student in Durgapur. A second-year MBBS student was allegedly
gang-raped in West Bengal's Durgapur. She is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in Durgapur. The Asansol-Durgapur Police Commissionerate made the fourth arrest in connection with the case. Sheikh Nasiruddin was taken into custody by the police and is scheduled to be produced before the court later in the day. The student of a private medical college in Durgapur, hailing from Odisha, was allegedly gang-raped on Friday night when she went out with a friend for dinner. Earlier on Sunday, three persons, all residents of Durgapur, were arrested in connection with the crime.
Survivor's Father Appeals to Shift Her To Bhubaneswar
The father of the woman appealed to the Odisha government to shift her to Bhubaneswar for treatment, citing a threat to her life. "I appeal to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to help shift my daughter to Bhubaneswar. I fear that her life may be in danger," the father told PTI over the phone from Durgapur.
"They (not taking any name) will kill my daughter. Her health condition has improved, but there is danger to her life. I cannot trust them," he said. "I am hiding in Durgapur, while my wife, a diabetic, stands at the bedside of our daughter in the hospital," he added.
'My Daughter Wasn't...': Father Hits Back At Mamata
Amid the ongoing uproar over West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's remarks, the father said, "This is completely false. I see an attempt to suppress the incident. My daughter had not gone out at midnight -- it was just 8 pm on Friday."
"She was attacked between 8 pm and 9 pm. Her male companion ran away and did not raise an alarm or seek help. The miscreants then dragged her into a jungle area and did unspeakable things to her," he claimed. CM Banerjee stoked a massive row by claiming that girls should not venture out of campus at night. Howver, Banerjee, later, accused the media of "distorting her words".
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