Mamata Banerjee Claims Media "Deliberately Distorted" Her Durgapur Gang Rape Comments Amid BJP Criticism

Oct 13, 2025 10:18 am CST

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee faces backlash after comments on a Durgapur gang rape case involving an MBBS student from Odisha. While claiming her remarks were "deliberately distorted" by media, she faces criticism from BJP for alleged victim-shaming. The victim's father expresses intentions to relocate his daughter back to Odisha citing safety concerns in Bengal.