Days after Durgapur medical student’s case, an engineering student 'raped' in Kolkata; classmate held

A second-year student of a private engineering college was raped in Kolkata, West Bengal. The accused was arrested from the Anandpur area in the southern part of the city.

According to police officials, the student is from another state and came to West Bengal to study. She had lodged a complaint at the Anandput police station.

In her complaint, she said that she was drugged by the accused before he raped her.

Police have not yet disclosed where the student originally hails from. An officer speaking to news agency PTI said, "The student in her complaint alleged that she was staying in a rented flat in Anandapur, where the accused came and mixed drugs in her drinks. She became unconscious after drinking it and was later raped by her classmate."

They also said that the accused was in hiding for a few days before he was arrested in Anandpur.

The accused was brought to court by the police and then sent to police custody till October 22. "We have started the investigation, and the details of what happened will be revealed soon," the officer said. 

The incident occurred just a few days after the rape of a medical student in Durgapur West Bengal.

On October 10, a 23-year-old medical college student was allegedly gangraped after she headed out with a male friend to eat. The student was reportedly ambushed by a group of men and her friend had fled the scene. After police examined security footage, and found that there were contradictions in the victim's, her friend's and the suspects statements, they ruled out the possibility of a gangrape. However, the friend has been arrested and is uner suspicion, according to Asansol-Durgapur Police commissioner Sunil Kumar Choudhary.

Meanwhile West Bengal's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee came under fire this week for saying "women should not go out at night." The case has been subject to political interference. Earlier this week BJP leader Parijat Ganguly, who was an accused in an assault case, was seen at the police station investigating the student's rape. Sources had also said that Ganguly was seen restraining the victim's father and pressuring him and taking away his phone.

 

 

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