Balasore MP Pratap Sarangi visits gangrape victim at hospital in Durgapur

Balasore MP Pratap Sarangi, on Tuesday, visited the Durgapur ‘gangrape’ victim at the hospital in West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district, where she is undergoing treatment.

Odisha BJP Mahila Morcha president Aiswarya Biswal also accompanied Sarangi.

Sarangi, who arrived in Durgapur in the afternoon with a team of BJP workers, was reportedly stopped by the hospital's security personnel, leading to an argument between the two sides.

As per reports, Sarangi had to wait for a long time as the security personnel didn't respond to him and open the hospital door.

Later, Sarangi met the parents of the victim and discussed about the condition of the victim. It has been learnt that the BJP MP, along with a few party workers from Balasore, later met the victim in the hospital.

The second-year MBBS student hailing from Odisha's Jaleswar was allegedly raped outside the campus of a medical college in Durgapur on Friday night when she went out with one of her friends for dinner.

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Police have so far arrested as many as six persons, including the boyfriend of the victim, for their alleged involvement in the heinous crime.

A couple of days back, Sarangi had levelled serious allegations regarding the handling of the Odisha medical student’s gang rape case in Durgapur, expressing concern over the law and order situation in West Bengal. He stated that West Bengal has become increasingly unsafe, and it has become a hub for anti-social elements and terrorist activities.