Kolkata, October 14 (IANS). The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday banned the entry of outsiders into the private medical college and hospital premises located at Durgapur in West Bengal’s Paschim Bardhaman district. This ban has been imposed after the gang rape incident of a second year student last week.
A single bench of Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul) also ordered the state police to provide and ensure complete security to the private medical college and hospital.
Authorities of private medical colleges and hospitals filed a petition in the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday morning seeking removal of crowd of people in front of the college premises as examinations are going on there.
The matter came up for hearing before the bench of Justice Dutt (Paul) on Tuesday. After a detailed hearing of the case, the court banned the entry of outsiders into the private medical college and hospital premises. Besides, the police were also instructed to ensure the security of the institute.
The gang rape incident took place on October 10 when the victim, a resident of Odisha, had gone out of the college campus after 8 pm to buy some food for herself. She was dragged to a nearby forest area and gang-raped there. So far five people have been arrested in this case. All the accused are currently in police custody.
Meanwhile, a three-member team of BJP’s Odisha unit led by Balasore MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi reached Durgapur on Tuesday afternoon. They will also talk to the victim’s parents and, if possible, the victim herself.
–IANS
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