Bhubaneswar, October 11: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi On Saturday strongly condemned the tragic gang rape of an Odia medical student in Durgapur in West Bengal and urged his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee to ensure exemplary action against those involved in the incident as per law.
"The unfortunate incident of gang rape involving an Odia student in Durgapur, West Bengal, is highly condemnable and painful. I am deeply shocked upon hearing this news. I strongly urge the West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to take exemplary action against the accused as per the law,” Majhi posted on ‘X’.
He further informed that all possible assistance will be provided to the victim's family on behalf of the Odisha Government.
“I have instructed senior officials to contact the West Bengal government and take necessary steps. All possible assistance will be provided to the victim's family on behalf of the Odisha government," wrote Majhi. The survivor is now undergoing treatment at a hospital in West Bengal.
The incident occurred outside the private medical college campus in Durgapur on Friday night when the second-year medical student from Jaleswar of Balasore district of Odisha went out with one of her friends for dinner, according to reports.
Survivor’s father said, "At 10 PM, her (survivor) friend called us and said that your daughter has been raped. We live in Jaleswar. My daughter was studying here. Yesterday, one of her classmates took her out on the pretext of getting something to eat, but when two or three other men arrived, he abandoned her and fled. They raped her. This incident happened between 8 PM and 9 PM. The hostel was far away, and she had come here to eat. Security arrangements not sufficient... Such a serious incident occurred. There is no system here."
An initial probe revealed that the student went outside the campus with her friend between 8-8.30 PM on Friday. The friend left her alone when three unidentified men arrived there. The men snatched her phone and took her to a jungle outside the campus, where they raped her. She was threatened with dire consequences if she told anyone about the incident.
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