Man sneaks into ladies’ hostel of medical college in West Bengal’s Bankura, arrested

The man was caught in the washroom of the ladies’ hostel at Bankura Sammilani Medical College and Hospital.

Written by Atri Mitra

Kolkata | October 12, 2024 01:08 PM IST

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According to the hostel inmates, the man climbed over a wall to enter the ladies’ hostel and made his way to the washroom.

A man was arrested in West Bengal’s Bankura district on Friday after he allegedly entered the girls’ hostel of Bankura Sammilani Medical College and Hospital and made indecent gestures in front of a hostel inmate.

The security lapse was reported amid continuing protests by junior doctors seeking justice in the R G Kar rape-murder case.

According to the hostel inmates, the man climbed over a wall to enter the ladies’ hostel and made his way to the washroom. After a woman who entered the washroom saw him, he allegedly started making indecent gestures. After she shouted for help, other hostellers rushed to the spot and caught the man, following which the police were alerted.

Following the incident, women doctors protested in front of the institute’s principal, demanding proper security arrangements at the hostel.

Sources said that a similar incident took place at the college last week when an outsider entered the girls’ hostel. At the time, the police and the medical college administration had assured that proper security arrangements would be put in place, sources added.

Atri Mitra

Atri Mitra is a Special Correspondent of The Indian Express with more than 20 years of experience in reporting from West Bengal, Bihar and the North-East. He has been covering administration and political news for more than ten years and has a keen interest in political development in West Bengal. Atri holds a Master degree in Economics from Rabindrabharati University and Bachelor's degree from Calcutta University. He is also an alumnus of St. Xavier's, Kolkata and Ramakrishna Mission Asrama, Narendrapur. He started his career with leading vernacular daily the Anandabazar Patrika, and worked there for more than fifteen years. He worked as Bihar correspondent for more than three years for Anandabazar Patrika. He covered the 2009 Lok Sabha election and 2010 assembly elections. He also worked with News18-Bangla and covered the Bihar Lok Sabha election in 2019. ... Read More

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