Two arrested for gang-raping woman in Bengal's Matigara

West Bengal Police have arrested two accused for allegedly raping their friend on Wednesday evening. The accused have been sent to judicial custody for 14 days.

Darjeeling:Two people were arrested for allegedly gang-raping their friend while she was on the way back from college on Wednesday evening, police sources said. The incident took place in North Bengal's Matigara area. As soon as the complaint was received on Wednesday night, the cops of Matigara Police Station of Siliguri Police Commissionerate raided and arrested the two accused.

The accused were brought to the Siliguri Sub-Divisional Court on Thursday where the judge rejected their bail plea and ordered 14 days in judicial custody. Speaking about the matter, Siliguri Police Commissioner Akhilesh Chaturvedi said, "Two people have been arrested in the incident. Everything is being investigated."

"The two arrested youths are long-time friends of the victim. All of them are residents of the Simultala tea estate in Matigara, adjacent to Siliguri. The victim is a college student from Bagdogra while the two accused have been identified as Niloy Sarkar and Akash Mondal. Among those arrested, Akash is a student of the same college the victim studies at," police sources said.

While the woman was returning from college on Wednesday evening, the two accused met her near Matigara. They allegedly persuaded her and took her to Simultala tea garden on the pretext of going to a restaurant, police sources said. The duo, however, allegedly raped the young woman. After the incident, the victim returned home and narrated the whole incident to her family. She then filed a written complaint at the Matigara police station around midnight.

As soon as the complaint was received, the cops from the Matigara police station swung into action and started an investigation into the matter. Police arrested the duo from the Bagdogra area. According to police sources, the two youths confessed to their crime during the interrogation. The victim has been sent to North Bengal Medical College and Hospital for medical examination, police sources said.