India, Oct. 12 -- The father of a 23-year-old woman who was allegedly gangraped in West Bengal's Durgapur on Sunday appealed to the Odisha government to shift his daughter to Bhubaneshwar, citing a threat to her life.

The father appealed to CM Mohan Charan Manjhi to shift her to her home state, stating that the family felt unsafe in West Bengal.

The survivor, a second-year MBBS student, is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital in West Bengal's Durgapur. While her parents live in Jaleshwar in Odisha's Balasore district, they rushed to West Bengal after learning about the incident.

"I appeal to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to help shift my daughter to Bhubaneswar. I fear that her life may be in danger," the father told news a...