In a significant breakthrough in the alleged gangrape of an MBBS student from Odisha, Durgapur police on Monday apprehended the fifth accused in the case, identified as Saifin Ul. This latest arrest brings the total number of individuals taken into custody to five.

Earlier, police had arrested three suspects within 36 hours of the crime, followed by the fourth accused, who was nabbed on Sunday.

The arrested persons, identified as Apo Bauri, Firdos Sheikh, Nasiruddin, Rezaul Sheikh, Sheikh Nasiruddin, and now Saifin Ul, are now in 10-day police remand, with interrogations underway to determine their roles and any additional accomplices.

Reports added that authorities are conducting a thorough investigation, including deploying drones to survey the forested area where the crime took place

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