A 20-year-old woman from Haridevpur has alleged that she was gang-raped by two acquaintances during her birthday celebration on Friday, September 5. The accused, identified as Chandan Mallick and Dwip (Deep) Biswas, are currently absconding, and police have launched an investigation.
According to police sources, the victim met Chandan Mallick several months ago. Mallick, who presented himself as the head of a South Kolkata puja committee, later introduced her to Dwip. Both allegedly promised her involvement in the committee, and the three started talking frequently.
On the night of the incident, the accused took the victim to a flat in the Regent Park area, where they shared a meal. When she tried to leave, the woman alleged that they locked the door, assaulted, and raped her. She managed to escape the next morning and returned home.
The victim filed a complaint at Haridevpur police station. In an official statement, police said, “The FIR-named accused Chandan Mallick brought the complainant to the house of another accused, Dwip Biswas near Malancha, where both allegedly raped and assaulted her. An investigation in the case is ongoing.”
Authorities are working to locate the accused and have urged anyone with information to come forward.
Earlier this year in June, a 24-year-old law student was gang-raped on South Calcutta Law College campus by three students, and a security guard. All three were arrested, but not without prompting widespread protests and renewed scrutiny over women’s safety in the city.
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