India, Oct. 14 -- The alleged Durgapur gangrape case of West Bengal took a new turn as the police on Tuesday said several contradictions have appeared in the statements made by the survivor, her friend, the medical records and the arrested suspects. Police said the security camera footage also contradicted the later versions of the event.

Police on Monday arrested a fifth suspect, Sheikh Safiqul, in connection with the alleged assault of a 23-year-old medical student near her college campus on the evening of October 10.

Citing contradictions in testimonies, medical reports, and surveillance evidence, officers of the at the Asansol-Durgapur Police Commissionerate said the woman, who hails from Odisha's Jaleswar, in her initial statement ...