DURGAPUR GANGRAPE CASE BJP, Cong hold protests

The Opposition BJP and the Congress Sunday held protests in various places across West Bengal over the alleged gang rape of a medical student in Durgapur, seeking exemplary punishment of the accused.

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Another Opposition CPI(M) and the BJP questioned the law and order situation in West Bengal after the alleged incident, and claimed that the state is not safe for women.

Asserting that nobody involved in the alleged gang rape of a medical student at Durgapur Friday will be spared, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged female boarders, especially those from outside the state, to follow hostel rules and not venture out late at night.

Three persons, all residents of Durgapur, have been arrested in connection with the crime.

CPI(M) central committee member Sujan Chakraborty criticised Banerjee, saying that by asking female students not to venture out at night, she made it clear that West Bengal is not safe for women.