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The Bengal Police on Monday arrested two more accused in connection with the alleged gang rape of a second-year MBBS student of a private university in Durgapur.

With the latest arrests, all five accused in the case have been tracked down and taken into custody. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) of the Asansol-Durgapur Police Commissionerate, Abhisekh Gupta, said, "Two more arrests have been made. With these, all five accused have been taken into custody on the basis of the complaint filed by the survivor."

The victims, a second-year student of a private medical college in Durgapur, hailing from Odisha's Jaleswar district, was allegedly gang-raped on Friday night when she went outside the college campus with a male friend to have dinner.

According to her mother, she left the campus at around 8-8:30 PM. The police said that the victim had initially submitted a brief written statement of three to four lines to the college authorities, stating that she and her friend were walking outside the campus when they were suddenly surrounded by a group of men who then assaulted her.

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Accused raped her, offered Rs 5,000 to leave quitely

The college later forwarded it to the police, based on which an FIR was lodged and an investigation started. The police determined that the timing of the incident was around 8 pm and 8:45 pm on Friday.

The police said that initially, three men surrounded the student and snatched away her phone when she tried to call her friends for help.

Later, two more people joined them, and together the five men allegedly raped her. The accused offered her Rs 5,000 to leave quietly, police sources told PTI.

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Survivor's friend under scanner

The survivor's male friend, who was out with her, is currently under police detention for questioning, as the investigators said his movements and conduct on the night of the incident have raised suspicion.

The survivor's father, who has also filed a separate complaint, said that her friend fled the scene when the accused surrounded the woman.

Police sources told PTI that the investigators are examining why he did not alert other students or seek help from the college after fleeing the scene.

Earlier, three accused had been arrested. They all were produced before the Durgapur Sub-Divisional Court on Sunday and remanded to 10 days of police custody.