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Durgapur Police Arrest Three in IQ City MBBS Student Gang-Rape Case
Three men have been arrested and two remain at large for the gangrape of a second-year medical student, prompting protests and calls for judicial inquiry, police said.
- On Oct 12, 2025, the West Bengal Police arrested three persons linked to the gangrape of a second-year medical student near IQ City Medical College in Durgapur, while two others remain absconding.
- On Friday, the second‑year medical student from Jaleswar, Odisha, left campus with a male classmate for dinner, but attackers snatched phones, chased away the friend and dragged her into a jungle behind the hospital where she was raped.
- Police seized phones and are reviewing CCTV and forensic evidence while conducting multiple raids and drone searches, using the mobile phone tower dumping method, Asansol‑Durgapur Police Commissionerate said.
- Deputy Magistrate and SDO Durgapur Ranjana Roy said after meeting the victim that `She is in stable condition and her mother is with her... We are giving her all the support, and we have assured them that action will be taken`.
- The incident drew comparisons to the 2024 RG Kar Medical College 2024 case, renewing fears about women’s safety in educational institutions as West Bengal Doctors' Front and BJP protested and demanded a judicial inquiry.
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