India, Oct. 13 -- A fifth suspect was arrested on Monday in connection with the alleged gangrape of a 23-year-old medical student near her college campus in Durgapur, West Bengal, on the evening of October 10, police said.

The fifth suspect, identified as Sheikh Safiqul, was produced before the Durgapur court along with Sheikh Nasiruddin who was arrested late on Sunday, and both were remanded in police custody for 10 days.

The three other suspects, Apu Bauri (21), Firdous Shiekh (23), and Sheikh Riazuddin (32) were remanded in police custody by the court on Sunday.

All five, who live in local villages, were charged under sections 70 (1) (gang rape) and 3(5) (crime caused with common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in th...