India, Oct. 12 -- The Odisha State Commission for Women (OSCW) on Sunday said that it will send a team to Durgapur in West Bengal to inquire into the health and safety of the 23-year-old Odia medical student who was allegedly gangraped near her private medical college on Friday evening even as the incident sparked a bitter political confrontation between both the states.

Meanwhile, the survivor's father, who hails from Jaleswar in Odisha's Balasore district, said he plans to bring his daughter back to Odisha, citing security concerns. "I have lost trust. I fear for her life here," he said. "The chief minister, DG, SP, and collector from Odisha are helping us a lot. I've requested that we be allowed to take her back home so she can contin...