In a major development in the Durgapur rape case, police have arrested the survivor's male friend with whom she had stepped out of her private medical college. He was taken into custody on Monday evening and will be presented before a court on Wednesday. Police have also ruled out charges of gang-rape in the case, saying there appears to be a single perpetrator involved in the sexual assault. Earlier, it was widely reported that the second-year MBBS student was gang-raped as she went out with the male friend in question.

What did police say on the case?

The arrest of the survivor's friend follows her detailed statement, which helped investigators link key events leading up to the assault. With this, the total number of arrests in the case has gone up to five. Sunil Kumar Chowdhury, Polic

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