Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday (October 11, 2025) vocally condemned the alleged gang-rape of an Odia medical student in West Bengal. The incident has sent shockwaves, prompting a strong response from the state’s leadership.
Police reported on Saturday (October 11) that the second-year medical student, hailing from Jaleswar, Odisha, was reportedly assaulted by unknown individuals just outside her private medical college campus in Durgapur, Paschim Bardhaman district, West Bengal. She is currently receiving medical care in a local hospital.
Taking to social media platform ‘X’, CM Majhi expressed his profound distress, stating, “The unfortunate incident of gang-rape involving an an Odia student in Durgapur, West Bengal, is highly condemnable and deeply painful. I am profoundly shocked by this news.”
He further stressed the gravity of the situation, urging West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to ensure that “exemplary action” is taken against the perpetrators in accordance with the law.
Chief Minister Majhi also extended his prayers for the victim’s swift recovery and confirmed that senior officials have been directed to liaise with the West Bengal government to offer all necessary assistance to the victim’s family from the Odisha government.
Meanwhile, the victim’s father, speaking to an Odia news channel, voiced his disappointment, lamenting the lack of timely assistance from the West Bengal administration in seeking justice for his daughter. He remarked, “If this had happened under the Odisha government, swift action would have undoubtedly followed.”
This strong statement from Mr. Majhi comes shortly after CM Banerjee had accused the BJP of inciting communal violence in Cuttack, alleging that Bajrang Dal was attempting to disrupt communal harmony in the region.
CM Banerjee’s previous comments were not well-received by the BJP government in Odisha. Prithiviraj Harichandan, Odisha’s Law Minister, criticized Ms. Banerjee, asserting that she frequently engages in defaming Odisha and its cultural heritage.