India, Oct. 12 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday accused the media of distorting her words after criticism of her comments on the alleged gangrape of a medical student in Durgapur.

"The media distorted my words. You ask me a question, I answer it, and then you distort it. Do not try this kind of politics..." the chief minister said, according to ANI.

Earlier in the day, Banerjee's remarks about the student leaving the campus at night triggered outrage in the state.

The student, who hails from Odisha's Jaleswar, was allegedly gang-raped after she stepped outside the campus of the private medical college in Durgapur with her friend. To be sure, the crime was committed at around 8 pm on Friday and the survivor's fath...