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Crime-Justice

Trial in Durgapur gangrape case to start today

IANS | November 01, 2025 10:45 AM

KOLKATA: The trial in the case of gangrape of a second-year student of a private medical college & hospital at Durgapur in West Bengal's West Burdwan district is slated to start from Saturday.

The matter will be heard at the Additional Sessions Court at Durgapur, where the case has been transferred from the court of Durgapur’s Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate. The matter will be heard on a fast-track basis.

On Thursday, the police filed the charge sheet in the matter exactly 30 days after the incident took place, naming six accused who face multiple charges, including rape, gang-rape, and extortion.

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