Odisha MBBS student raped near Durgapur college, police probe

A second year medical student from Odisha alleges she was raped late Friday outside a private medical college in Durgapur, West Bengal, prompting a police investigation and hospital treatment, officials and the victim’s family said. The student, who is pursuing an MBBS degree at a college near Shobhapur, left the campus with a male friend in the evening and was assaulted in a secluded area behind the hospital, according to family members and police.

Police and family accounts say the student stepped out for dinner around 8:30 pm. Her family and several officers said the friend left her near the campus when three unidentified men approached. The men allegedly snatched her mobile phone, dragged her to a wooded area behind the hospital and raped her. The attackers threatened the victim and demanded money to return the phone, the officer said. The student was later admitted to a nearby hospital for medical examination and treatment, authorities added.

The family reached Durgapur after receiving a distress call from friends and lodged a complaint the following morning, the mother told reporters. She alleged her daughter was "gangraped" around 10 pm. Police said the victim’s statement...