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Odisha: 13-year-old girl gang-raped by 8 people including cop, media persons
Mirror Now Digital : Updated Sep 06, 2020 | 18:34 IST
A case has been registered against eight people, including a cop and two media persons for allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha.
- The complainant claimed that the accused sexually assaulted her teenage daughter in March and April
- They also threatened her with dire consequences if she revealed the matter to anyone
- Police have commissioned a special team for investigating the case
The complainant stated that the accused repeatedly sexually assaulted her teenage daughter through the month of March and April and they had also threatened her to not tell anyone about the horrific crime. She recently narrated her ordeal to her parents, following which her mother approached the Mahila Police Station and registered a complaint on August 30.
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Bhubaneshwar City, Umashankar Dash said the survivor has given some details of the accused and police efforts are on to identify and nab them. The case is being investigated by a special team, he added.
“While recording her statement, she (the survivor) has alleged that two of the accused are from a media organisation while the others are a policeman and two of his associates and two security personnel. She has been medically examined,” a report by The Indian Express quoted the DCP as saying.
A case has been registered against the accused under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. So far, police have not recorded any arrests. The accused policeman is not attached with Bhubaneswar Police Commissionerate, officials said, adding that he was deployed in the city for lockdown duty when the crime was committed.
Odisha: 13-year-old girl gang-raped by 8 people including cop, media persons
A case has been registered against eight people, including a cop and two media persons for allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha.
