Durgapur gang-rape: 5 accused, survivor’s friend taken to crime spot; asked to reenact their roles

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 5 accused, survivor’s friend taken to crime spot; asked to reenact their roles

NEW DELHI: West Bengal Police on Tuesday afternoon took the five arrested accused and the friend of the Durgapur gang rape survivor to the crime spot for reconstruction of the crime as a part of their ongoing probe, a senior officer said.The arrested individuals, along with the survivor’s friend, were taken to the site of the alleged crime in the jungle near Paranaganj Kali Bari cremation ground and asked to "reenact" their roles from the incident that occurred on Friday night.

"The accused and the survivor's friend, who accompanied her on Friday night, have been brought to the spot for the reconstruction of the crime. The entire reconstruction will be videographed and then tallied with their statements.

We will also verify this with the statement of the victim," the police officer, who is part of the investigating team, told PTI.Before coming for the reconstruction of the crime, investigating officers questioned the survivor's friend for nearly an hour, he said.Meanwhile, on Tuesday morning, two of the five arrested accused were taken to their homes to search for evidence potentially linked to the crime, officials said.

During the search, police reportedly seized several articles of clothing from the duo’s residences, believed to have been worn during the incident. Earlier, the clothes of the other three accused had already been confiscated as part of the ongoing investigation, the officer added."These clothes will be sent for forensic examination. The results will help in our investigation," he said, adding that the background of the five arrested accused was also checked to find out whether they were involved in some crime in the past.The mobile phones recovered from the five arrested accused have been sent for forensic testing, the officer said, adding that police are also questioning the survivor’s classmates as part of the ongoing investigation.Later in the day, the five arrested accused are expected to undergo medical examinations, the officer said.Among them, one is a former security guard of the private college, while another is currently employed at a different hospital, he added.One accused works as a temporary staffer with the local civic body, and another is unemployed.The second-year student, originally from Jaleswar in Odisha, was allegedly gang-raped by a group of men outside the private medical college campus in Durgapur on Friday night while she had gone out for dinner with a friend.(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)(With agencies inputs)

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