No bail to 6 accused in Durgapur MBBS student rape case
Kolkata: In the ongoing investigation into Durgapur's MBBS student rape case, a court has denied bail to the accused persons.
According to a recent report by ANI, the Durgapur Court recently rejected the bail pleas of six accused individuals in the alleged rape of an MBBS student.
The accused were produced before the court after completing their police remand periods, ranging from 7 to 10 days. The accused have been sent to judicial custody until October 27, with their next court appearance scheduled for the same date, reports ANI.
The court has ordered a Test Identification Parade (TI) for the accused on October 24.
The accused in the alleged rape of an MBBS student in Durgapur was produced before the court on Wednesday.
Lawyer of the student, Amit Kumar, said, "All the accused were produced before the Durgapur court. The government public prosecutor kept his points and we also kept our points. The court set October 24th for the identification parade (TI) of the accused and remanded them to judicial custody till October 27. The public prosecutor submitted his request for an expert opinion on presenting the WhatsApp chats before the court."
Earlier, three accused persons were brought before the court on October 12 and were sent for a 10-day police remand.
Two accused were produced before the court on October 13 and were sent on a 9-day police remand. The sixth accused was produced before the court on October 15 and was remanded to police custody for 7 days.
National Commission for Women, NCW member Archana Majumdar criticised the West Bengal police for delaying the investigation into the Durgapur rape case of an MBBS student. Majumdar emphasised the need for victim protection, citing allegations of suspects' connections to the ruling party and alleging that authorities were delaying the release of the medical report in the case.
According to the medical student's father, she was taken by one of her classmates under the pretence of going to get something to eat. However, two or three other men arrived and raped her. The classmate abandoned her and fled.
On October 15, the Durgapur Police apprehended her friend, marking the sixth arrest in the case.
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