India, Oct. 15 -- The investigation into the alleged rape of a 23-year-old medical student in Durgapur took a dramatic turn on Tuesday after the Bengal police arrested her male classmate, the sixth person to be held in the case, and claimed that the assault appeared to have been carried out by a single accused, HT reported earlier.

The classmate, a resident of Malda district, was detained on October 11 and arrested on Tuesday after investigators found "glaring inconsistencies" in his statements.

His arrest came hours after Asansol-Durgapur Police commissioner Sunil Kumar Choudhary ruled out gangrape, saying, "Investigation and medical reports have so far indicated the involvement of only one person. The roles of the others are being rev...