Bhubaneswar, Oct 13 (PTI) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday spoke to the 23-year-old Durgapur gang-rape survivor over the phone and assured her of all possible support.
The survivor, a second-year MBBS student at a private medical college in West Bengal’s Durgapur, was allegedly gang-raped by at least five persons on Friday evening while returning from dinner with a male friend.
The chief minister also spoke to the survivor’s mother and Odisha State Commission for Women (OSCW) chairperson Shovana Mohanty, who was present at the hospital.
A video of the conversation was shared with the media by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO).
"Don’t worry at all. The Odisha government is completely with you and your family. We will look after everything. Do not lose patience. Face th