Overview

• Police commissioner Sunil Kumar Choudhary said the survivor’s statement and physical evidence indicate one assailant so far, with clothes sent for forensic testing and the investigation continuing.
• Officers took the five arrested men and the survivor’s male friend to the forested site for a videographed reconstruction, searched homes to recover clothing, and planned medical exams, DNA profiling and a test identification parade after the survivor records her statement.
• All five FIR-named suspects were arrested within roughly 48 hours, including two picked up Monday after accused Safiq Sk’s sister helped locate him under Andal bridge; the Durgapur Bar Association declined to defend the accused.
• The survivor is stable under medical supervision as NCW and Odisha officials intervene, with the NCW issuing recommendations on academic continuity, campus security and a fast-track trial; police have deployed round-the-clock security at her residence.
• Political and legal fallout intensified with criticism of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s remarks, a visit by Governor C.V. Ananda Bose, BJP sit-ins and a petition to protest near the college, a counter-petition by the college to clear gatherings, and the survivor’s confidential statement scheduled for recording.