Overview

• West Bengal Police said two additional arrests bring the total to five in custody, based on the survivor’s complaint.
• Three suspects — identified locally as Apu Bauri, Sheikh Firdous and Sheikh Riyazuddin — were earlier remanded to police custody as questioning continues.
• Officers are scanning CCTV footage, a forensic team has visited the wooded site near the private medical college, and the survivor remains under medical care after giving her statement.
• The National Commission for Women met the student and requested a detailed action‑taken report from state authorities, while the Health Department sought a report from the college.
• Chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s remarks about students going out at night drew sharp criticism from opposition leaders as campus protests and political pressure intensified.