The alleged gangrape of a second-year medical student on a private college campus in West Bengal's Durgapur has led to political leaders trading barbs on social media after it invoked similarities to Kolkata's RG Kar rape case of 2024.
The victim's father alleged that one of his daughter's classmates had taken her out of the college campus on the pretext of eating some food.
Durgapur, West Bengal | The victim's father says, "At 10 PM, her friend called us and said that your daughter has been raped. We live in Jaleshwar. My daughter was studying here. Yesterday, one of her classmates took her out on the pretext of getting something to eat, but when… https://t.co/Rf1Z3KOXaA pic.twitter.com/6dcDP0Dviu
— ANI (@ANI) October 11, 2025
However, the friend allegedly abandoned her after 2-3 men arrived and snatched her mobile phone away. They then raped the student in a forested area near the campus, as per an Indian Express Bengali report.
It added that the victim's father also claimed the accused demanded money to get her phone back, warning her against going to the police about the matter.
"In this sensitive matter, I strongly urge the Honorable Chief Minister of West Bengal, @MamataOfficial, to take exemplary action against the accused as per the law," wrote Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi in a post on X.
ପଶ୍ଚିମବଙ୍ଗର ଦୁର୍ଗାପୁରଠାରେ ଜଣେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଛାତ୍ରୀଙ୍କ ସହ ଘଟିଥିବା ଦୁର୍ଭାଗ୍ୟଜନକ ଗଣଦୁଷ୍କର୍ମ ଘଟଣା ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ନିନ୍ଦନୀୟ ଓ ପୀଡ଼ାଦାୟକ। ଏହି ଖବର ଶୁଣି ମୁଁ ଗଭୀର ଭାବେ ମର୍ମାହତ।
— Mohan Charan Majhi (@MohanMOdisha) October 11, 2025
ଏହି ସମ୍ବେଦନଶୀଳ ଘଟଣାରେ, ଅଭିଯୁକ୍ତମାନଙ୍କ ବିରୁଦ୍ଧରେ ଆଇନ ଅନୁଯାୟୀ ଦୃଷ୍ଟାନ୍ତମୂଳକ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟାନୁଷ୍ଠାନ ନେବା ପାଇଁ ମୁଁ ପଶ୍ଚିମବଙ୍ଗର ମାନ୍ୟବର…
Calling the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal a "safe haven for rapists and criminals", BJP leader and Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar declared that the state had turned into a "nightmare for women's safety" under the CM's "failed and lawless rule".
After the horrific rape of a young woman doctor at R.G. Kar Hospital, yet another horrifying crime has emerged! A second-year medical student at a private medical college in Durgapur has been gang-raped! The survivor, a student from Jaleswar in Odisha, was allegedly abducted…
— Dr. Sukanta Majumdar (@DrSukantaBJP) October 11, 2025
"BJP is a political party, and such crimes against women should not be politicised. Unfortunately, the BJP always views such through a political lens, which is most unwarranted," fired back West Bengal minister Shashi Panja in a video.
#WATCH | Delhi | On Durgapur alleged gangrape case, West Bengal Minister Shashi Panja says, "... There has been an unfortunate incident in a private medical college in a private college in Durgapur. The complaint is of a gang rape. The police are investigating. There's an ongoing… pic.twitter.com/seCCgAAf7E
— ANI (@ANI) October 11, 2025
The student is currently undergoing treatment at a nearby hospital, a police officer said.
After the victim's father criticised the security arrangements at the college, the father of the postgraduate student who was raped in 2024 at the RG Kar Medical College also spoke out, criticising the administration for "not doing its job properly".
#WATCH | North 24 Parganas, West Bengal | On the alleged gangrape of a second-year student of a private medical college in Durgapur, father of the RG Kar Medical College rape and murder victim says, "They are doctors, first-class citizens of society, and they (government) cannot… pic.twitter.com/7144sipmEn
— ANI (@ANI) October 11, 2025
"Despite all that's happening, a national report (NCRB) has come out calling West Bengal the safest. It has been ranked number one, calling it the safest state. We will challenge those who prepare these reports. How do they make these reports?" he questioned.
