Kolkata: A second-year student from a private medical college in Durgapur, West Bengal, who was reportedly gang-raped on October 10, was discharged from the hospital on Saturday following an improvement in her health, according to officials. A health bulletin released by the hospital indicated that the decision to discharge the 23-year-old woman was made after a thorough medical evaluation by a team of doctors. “Our multi-specialty medical board has meticulously attended to her physical and mental health. Following a comprehensive review by our expert medical team, she was considered fit for discharge. This assessment was discussed with her parents, and she was safely released from the hospital,” the statement noted.
The survivor has been moved to the college guest house, where local police are providing security, as stated by a senior police officer. The officer mentioned that the police plan to request a test identification (TI) parade of the accused on October 22, which is the next hearing date for the case. The woman’s father, who had been in Durgapur for about a week, returned to his home state of Odisha on Friday.