MBBS student rape case: HC restricts outsiders' entry in Durgapur's medical college, orders police security
Kolkata: In the wake of the MBBS student rape case, the Calcutta High Court has barred the entry of outsiders within the premises of the private medical college and hospital at Durgapur in West Bengal's West Burdwan district. The court also directed the state police to ensure complete security for the institute.
The college authorities had filed a petition requesting the removal of crowds outside the campus, citing ongoing examinations. During the hearing, Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul) issued the order, emphasizing the safety and security of students and staff.
Medical Dialogues had reported that altogether five accused have been arrested and are in police custody. The second-year student of a private medical college in Durgapur, hailing from Jaleswar in Odisha's Balasore district, was allegedly gang-raped on Friday (October 10) night when she went outside the college campus with a male friend to have dinner.
According to police sources, the student had initially submitted a brief written statement of three to four lines to the college authorities, stating that she and her friend were walking outside the campus when they were suddenly surrounded by a group of men who then assaulted her.
The statement was later forwarded to the police, following which an FIR was lodged and an investigation initiated. Based on the student's complaint, the police determined that the incident occurred between 8 p.m. and 8.45 p.m. on Friday. Investigators said that three men initially surrounded the student and snatched away her phone when she tried to call her friends for help. Two more persons later joined them, and together the five men allegedly raped her. The accused also offered her Rs 5,000 to leave quietly, police sources said.
The survivor's male friend, who was accompanying her and also fled the scene during the alleged assault, is now in police custody. He has been identified as the prime accused in the case and was also named in a complaint filed by the survivor’s father. He was produced before the court on Wednesday morning
Now, after medical college moved the court with the petition, the court considered and barred entry of outsiders within the campus. Giving this direction, the single-judge bench of Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul) also directed the state police to provide and ensure absolute security for the private medical college & hospital.
The authorities of the private medical college & hospital, earlier on Tuesday morning, filed a petition at the Calcutta High Court seeking the removal of gatherings of people in front of the college premises, given that the examinations are being conducted there, reports IANS.
The matter came up for hearing at the bench of Justice Dutt (Paul) in the second half on Tuesday, and after a detailed hearing in the matter, the court barred the entry of outsiders within the premises of the private medical college & hospital and also directed the police to ensure the security of the institute.
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