India, Oct. 14 -- The alleged gang rape of a second-year medical student near a private medical college in West Bengal's Durgapur has triggered massive outrage and a full-blown political storm. As police moved to reconstruct the crime scene on Tuesday, the arrests of all five accused - including one with the help of their sister - intensified scrutiny of the Mamata Banerjee government's handling of the case.

Police said Rozina Sk, the sister of accused Safiq Sk, helped them locate him under Andal bridge in Durgapur on Monday, reports Times of India.

"I wanted him to face the law. Our family should not be shamed because of him," she told police, adding that Safiq trembled as he surrendered. Another accused, Sk Nasiruddin, whose motorcycl...