Durgapur rape case: Bail denied for 6, sent to custody; TI parade on Oct 24

Durgapur Court on Wednesday rejected the bail pleas of six accused individuals in the alleged rape of an MBBS studentThe 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 dateThe court has ordered a Test Identification Parade TI for the accused on October 24The accused in the alleged rape of an MBBS student in Durgapur was produced before the court on WednesdayLawyer of the victim 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 courtEarlier three accused persons were brought before the court on October 12 and were sent for a 10day police remandTwo accused were produced before the court on October 13 and were sent on a 9day police remandThe sixth accused was produced before the court on October 15 and was remanded to police custody for 7 daysNational Commission for Women NCW member Archana Majumdar criticised the West Bengal police for delaying the investigation into the Durgapur rape case of an MBBS studentNCW Member Archana Majumdar spoke to ANI about the Durgapur alleged rape case sharing her experience meeting the victim at the hospital Majumdar said she met the victim the day after the incident finding her weak but receiving treatmentMajumdar stated that the victims bleeding had stopped but she was psychologically and emotionally distressed She expressed concerns about the police investigation noting that a sixth suspect had been arrested despite the victims statement implicating only five individualsMajumdar 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 caseAccording to the victims father the medical student 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 fledOn October 15 the Durgapur Police apprehended the victims friend marking the sixth arrest in the case The Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate stated that the victims friend was arrested and his role in the incident is being investigatedAsansolDurgapur Commissioner of Police CP Sunil Kumar Choudhary earlier said that police have arrested six people in connection with the Durgapur rape case whose presence has been established at the crime scene Choudhary also said that a roundtheclock guard has been deployed at the victims residenceMeanwhile the medical report has been handed over to the victim now and she was discharged from the hospital on October 17 2025We wish to inform you about the latest health status of our student Our multispecialty medical board has taken meticulous care of her physical and mental wellbeing Following a comprehensive review by our team of expert doctors she has been deemed fit for discharge This assessment has been duly discussed with her parents and she has been safely discharged from the hospital today read the hoispital letterThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever