Overview
- The Asansol–Durgapur Police submitted the chargesheet 20 days after the alleged October 10 assault, filing it in the Durgapur court.
- Six men are named, including the student’s classmate, who faces charges of rape, molestation and destruction of evidence, according to the special public prosecutor.
- Three local villagers are charged with gang rape along with offences such as stalking, snatching, extortion, dacoity and intimidation, while two others face dacoity, snatching, molestation and extortion counts.
- The survivor took part in a Test Identification parade at a correctional home and identified five accused, with police citing this alongside CCTV footage gathered from the campus.
- The case file spans 861 pages with statements from 51 witnesses; all six accused remain in judicial custody as the court moves toward a fast-tracked trial and public debate over women’s safety intensifies in West Bengal.