Overview

• Police arrested three men and a Durgapur court sent them to 10-day custody, while two identified suspects remain on the run.
• The survivor, a second-year student from Jaleswar in Odisha, is under medical care and has given a statement before a magistrate.
• Investigators say a call to the survivor’s number led to key leads; searches focus on a dense, unlit wooded area with no CCTV.
• The West Bengal health department has sought a report from the private medical college and the NCW has asked the state DGP for an action-taken report within five days.
• Political tensions rose after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee advised against students going out at night and later said her words were distorted, as BJP and Congress held protests and opposition leaders challenged her timeline of the incident.