Durgapur, Oct. 12 -- The West Bengal Police has arrested three people and detained another in connection with the gang-rape of a second-year medical student from Odisha close to a private medical college in the state's industrial hub Durgapur, media reports said.

According to an NDTV report, the arrested accused and the detained individual are locals.

They will be produced before the court today, the report added.

The woman had gone out with a male friend when a group of men approached them near the college gate, took her away, and raped her before fleeing.

The accused reportedly snatched her phone and stole Rs.5,000, as mentioned in the complaint.

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