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The incident took place on the night of September 15. It was revealed on September 19.
The case of assault and sexual harassment of an army officer and his fiancée at Bharatpur police station in Bhubaneswar, Odisha is getting bigger. There was an argument between the former army chief and the former CBI chief over the treatment meted out to the victim at the police station.
Former Army Chief General VK Singh wrote in the post- What happened to her in the police station is shameful. Odisha CM should take immediate action against criminals in uniform. The daughter of a retired army officer should be heard.
On this, former CBI chief and Odisha cadre IPS M. Nageswara Rao wrote- An army officer and his fiancée drove in the city late at night after drinking alcohol. Quarreled with students and later created a ruckus in the police station.
He wrote that when he was asked to undergo medical examination and blood test, he refused, which is a normal part of investigation. It is not right to criticize the police in this case.
In this case, the Odisha court has given permission for the polygraph test of the suspended Bharatpur police station officer. The Odisha government has provided security to the army officer and his fiancée.
It is alleged that on September 15, an army officer who went to the police station to lodge a complaint of road rage was harassed by the policemen. His fiancée was sexually assaulted.
First video: Young men were seen surrounding the woman and the army officer.
Odisha CM met the victim Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi has ordered a judicial inquiry into this case on 23 September. The inquiry will be headed by High Court Justice Chittaranjan Das. The government has sought a report within 60 days. Along with this, the government has also appealed to the High Court to monitor the investigation being conducted by the Crime Branch of the police. The CM also met the victim.
7 road rage accused arrested On September 21, the police arrested 7 accused in this case. Bhubaneswar Additional DCP Krishna Prasad Das said that a vehicle and 11 mobile phones have been recovered from the accused. Video-audio clips related to the incident have also been found, which have been sent for investigation.
The arrested accused include Rakesh Naik, Abhilash Sawant, Aman Kumar, Aditya Ranjan Behera, Akash Padhiyari, Harish Manta and Ashish Kumar. A case has been registered against them under several sections of the BNS.
Videos related to the incident went viral on social media Videos related to the assault and sexual harassment case are viral on social media. In these, the army officer and his fiancée are seen surrounded by many young men. A dispute is taking place. The young men are seen telling the woman – this is not Delhi. In the viral video on social media, arguments, abuses and pushing and shoving can be seen between everyone.
First video Victim woman: Sir, I am not talking to you, I am talking to those people who are trying to misbehave with me. This is my car, whether I show my legs, my hair, anything… who are you? It is my privilege.
Young man in the crowd: …Then don’t show it to us.
Victim woman: Who are you?
Young men in the crowd: Mohan takes the name of Manjhi and asks if she has heard his name. When the woman says that she has not heard it… then a young man shouts and says that he is the Prime Minister of Odisha.
The argument escalates, the army officer tries to take the female friend away by holding her hand, but a crowd of young men follows them… one young man says… this is not Delhi.
After this all the youths push the army officer. The argument continues. The group of youths tells the woman that she is playing the victim card. They tell her that there is no need to show so much overconfidence.
After this the army officer makes his female friend sit in the car.
Second video: A group of youth is seen attacking a woman and an army officer.
Second video A group of young men abuse and beat the army officer. The woman tries to save the army officer. The group of young men pushes both of them and attacks them.
The video ends with the army officer and the woman walking towards the car and when she says she will go to the police, a man is heard saying… Hey ja.
Third video: Victim and her fiancé filing their complaint at Bharatpur police station.
Third video The third video is from Bharatpur police station. In this, the victim is seen accusing the male and female policemen. The victim says that the policemen told her- Odisha is not in India… do not talk in Hindi-English.
The victim woman alleged that the police officers sexually harassed her in the police station The army officer and the woman went to Bharatpur police station in Bhubaneswar to complain about the attack on them. The victim woman alleges that when we reached the police station to lodge a complaint of road rage, the policemen first misbehaved with them and then locked the army officer in the lockup.
According to the victim, when she protested, they beat her up and tied her hands and legs. A male officer removed her undergarments. Then he kicked her on the chest. When the inspector-in-charge arrived at the police station, he pulled down the victim’s pants and showed her his private parts and spoke obscenely.
After this, the police arrested the victim on charges of indecency.
The case was revealed on 19 September This incident which happened on 15th September came to light on 19th September. After getting bail from the High Court, the victim was treated at Bhubaneswar AIIMS on 19th September. Only then did everyone come to know about the incident.
After the victim’s allegations, a complaint was lodged at Chandka police station on September 19 on the instructions of DG YB Khurania. He ordered the Crime Branch to investigate, after which 5 police officers including the Inspector Incharge of Bharatpur were suspended.
In this case, former Union Minister and BJP leader VK Singh has talked about taking action against the accused.
Victim made 5 serious allegations against the policemen
- On September 15, at 1 am, I was returning home with an army officer after closing my restaurant. On the way, some youths tried to block our way and started molesting us. We reached Bharatpur police station to complain to the police and ask for help.
- When we tried to lodge a complaint in Bharatpur police station, a woman police officer in civil dress started abusing us. After a while, some more policemen arrived at the police station in a patrolling vehicle. They locked the army officer in the lockup.
- When I said that they cannot detain an army officer, it is illegal, two female policemen grabbed my hair and started hitting me hard. When a female policeman tried to grab my neck, I bit her hand.
- After this they tied my hands with my jacket. They tied my legs with a lady constable’s scarf. After a while a male officer came. He removed my undergarments and started kicking me on the chest.
- The inspector-in-charge came at around 6 in the morning. He pulled down my pants. Then he pulled down his pants and showed his private parts and spoke obscene things. During this time I was shouting loudly for help.
Army officer said- 4 policemen dragged me, opened my pants The army officer said that while I was going to lodge a complaint at the police station, four police officers suddenly caught me. All four of them dragged me into a cell. There they took off my pants. They took away all my belongings. They kept me illegally locked inside the cell till 3 am. Meanwhile, two female police officers beat up my fiancée in the lobby.
At 6 am, when my fiancée demanded an arrest warrant from the police officers, she was dragged into a room and four male and three female police officers including the SI in-charge took off her clothes and beat her up. I kept hearing screams for 30 minutes. After this, my fiancée was arrested on charges of misbehavior.
Inspector-incharge Dinkrishna Mishra is among the accused.
Police said- Army officer and his fiancée were drunk Bharatpur police said that the army officer and his fiancée were drunk. They reached Bharatpur police station on the night of 15 September and vandalised it. They broke computers and furniture. They also assaulted on-duty officers. Hence, they were arrested.
Former Army Chief said- what happened in the police station is shameful BJP leader and former Union Minister VK Singh has raised questions on the matter. He wrote in his post on X- Everyone should listen to the victim (army officer’s fiancée). She is the daughter of a retired army officer. What happened to her in Odisha’s police station is shameful. Immediate action should be taken against the accused policemen.
Women’s commission took cognizance The National Commission for Women has taken cognizance of the matter. The commission has written a letter to the DGP of Odisha and sought an action report within 3 days. It also said that immediate action should be taken in the matter. There should be no delay in this.
Medical examination confirms physical assault on the victim The victim is currently undergoing treatment at AIIMS-Bhubaneswar. Medical examination has confirmed that she was physically assaulted. Director General of Police YB Khurania has handed over the investigation of the case to the Crime Branch.
The accused in the case, Bharatpur police station Inspector-in-charge (ICC) Dinakrishna Mishra, Sub-Inspector Baisalini Panda, Assistant Sub-Inspectors Salilamayee Sahu and Sagarika Rath and Constable Balram Handa, have been suspended, the Odisha Police said.
The victim’s father said that the policemen should be arrested The Brigadier father of the victim said- The police have violated many laws by sexually harassing my daughter. The accused policemen should be arrested. The state government should work sensitively with women. The state government should set an example by punishing the accused policemen.
Former Chief Secretary’s question – Who gave the police the right to beat a woman? Former Chief Secretary of Odisha Bijay Kumar Patnaik said that strict action should be taken against the Bharatpur police station in-charge inspector. Who gave the police the right to beat a girl? If the police is not patrolling at night, then what is the government doing? Why is so much money being spent on various schemes? If steps are being taken for women empowerment, then why are they unsafe?
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