Overview

• West Bengal Police said all five accused are in custody within about 48 hours and a round-the-clock guard has been posted at the survivor’s residence.
• Officers took the five suspects and the survivor’s friend to the forested site for a videographed reconstruction, seized clothes and mobile phones for testing, and arranged medical examinations of the accused.
• Police sources said one arrested man confessed during interrogation, though they are awaiting DNA profiling results and plan a test identification parade.
• Those held include a former campus security guard, a hospital employee, a temporary civic worker and an unemployed person, and the prime accused Safiq Sk was caught after his sister helped arrange his arrest.
• The NCW issued directives on protection and academic relief as Odisha’s chief minister assured support, while criticism of Mamata Banerjee’s remarks fueled a political confrontation and the governor visited the hospital.