“We have had detailed tests done of the patient named Sabina by a gynaecologist. Later, some specimens were sent to the laboratory. Rape has been confirmed,” said S Patra, Superintendent of the Tamluk Sub-Divisional hospital.

The Indian Express visited Sabina who is admitted in the “female ward” of the hospital and met her traumatised family members at the relief camp.

“At around 8 that evening, a group of youths knocked at my door and my mother-in-law opened it. Mir Bachchu Sheikh and Mir Kalu, two CPM men whom I knew in the village along with several others, barged in. I tried to run away with my two daughters but was caught in the backyard,” Sabina told The Indian Express.

‘They dragged me and my daughters near the field. I was raped by eight people including Bachchu and Kalu. I also saw my two daughters being raped by the youths. It continued throughout the night. Then they took my daughters away, dumping me inside the house,” said Sabina, in tears.

Sabina says she was locked inside the house for two days. The third night, she managed to escape and came to the Nandigram block hospital where she was admitted. She was later referred to Tamluk sub-divisional hospital.

Meanwhile, Sabina’s family is looking for the two missing daughters. “We went to the police and lodged a missing complaint despite threats by CPM cadres. We do not even know if they are alive,” said Sheikh Motleb, Sabina’s elder brother and neighbour.