The police recorded the statement of an alleged gang-rape victim in West Bengal`s South 24 Parganas district on Tuesday, following an instruction of the Calcutta High Court to do it by 3 pm of the day.

The court also said that it expects that the accused persons will be arrested by the next date of hearing on March three. Expressing surprise at the failure of the police to record the statement of a woman who claimed to have been gang-raped over 10 days ago, the Calcutta High Court directed the investigators to ensure that it is done by 3 pm on Tuesday.