Police file charge sheet in Durgapur gang rape
	
		
				Kolkata, Oct. 31 -- The West Bengal police filed a charge sheet on Thursday against all six accused in the alleged gang rape of a 23-year old medical student from Odisha in a forested area near her college campus in West Burdwan district's Durgapur town on October 10, officials said.
The victim's 23-year old classmate, a resident of Kaliachak is Bengal's Malda district, was arrested on October 14 as the incident took place when the woman left the campus with him to have dinner. The other five accused are all local villagers.
"The victim's friend has been charged with rape, molestation and destruction of evidence," special public prosecutor Bibhas Chatterjee said after the charge sheet was filed at the Durgapur court.
"Three of the five villagers have been charged with gang rape, stalking, snatching, extortion, dacoity and intimidation. The other two face charges of dacoity, snatching, intimidation, molestation and extortion," Chatterjee added.
"This is a very delicate case. We have prayed to the court for a custodial trial," he said.
The classmate was arrested on October 14, hours after the victim's confidential statement was recorded by a magistrate. The case had triggered a political blame game between the ruling TMC and the Bharatiya Janata Party....
		
			
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