Durgapur gangrape: Bengal Guv sends report to President Murmu, MHA

October 16, 2025

Kolkata West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose has submitted a detailed report to President Droupadi Murmu and the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday regarding the alleged gangrape of a Dalit medical student in Durgapur, West Burdwan district.

An insider from Raj Bhavan confirmed that the Governor’s report includes observations from his visit to Durgapur earlier this week and his interactions with the victim’s family.

However, specific details of the report remain undisclosed. Speaking to the media earlier in the day at a Kolkata-based chamber of commerce event, Governor Bose expressed concern over the rising incidents of sexual violence in the state.

“Given the recent spate of crimes against women, including the Durgapur case, it can no longer be said that West Bengal is a safe place for women,” he stated. The incident, which occurred on the night of October 10, involved a second-year student from Odisha enrolled at a private medical college and hospital in Durgapur.

According to preliminary reports, the victim was assaulted after leaving the college premises around 8 p.m. to buy food. She was allegedly dragged into a nearby forested area and gangraped. Police have arrested six individuals in connection with the case, all of whom are currently in custody.

Governor blames TMC

Earlier, the Governor also indirectly blamed the ruling Trinamool Congress dispensation for the repeated events of reported sexual crimes in the state. “What we are seeing now is just the tip of the iceberg. Beneath it lies a deeper problem, which is the incompetence of those responsible for running the system,” the Governor said.

He also criticised the police administration in the state for not acting as required in handling such cases of sexual crimes against women.