A second-year medical student from Odisha was allegedly gang raped by a group of unidentified men in West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district on Friday, PTI reported, citing police officials.

The woman, hailing from Jaleswar in Odisha and a student at a private medical college in Durgapur, was assaulted on Friday night, when she was out for dinner with one of her friends. the incident happened around 10 pm on Friday, according to the woman's family.

The student is undergoing treatment at a nearby hospital, a police officer said.

"On the basis of a complaint lodged by the family members of the medic, we have started an investigation," he said.

Talking to reporters, the parents of the student said they reached Durgapur this morning after getting a call from their daughter's friends.

"We

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