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This picture is taken from the viral video. In this, all seven accused are seen surrounding the victim.
In the case of assault on an army officer and molestation of his fiancée in Bhubaneswar, 7 accused got bail about 4 hours after their arrest. All the seven accused are engineering students. Police arrested them on the night of 20 September.
The accused were produced in the Judicial Magistrate First Class-2 (JMFC) court late night on September 20-21, where they got bail. Additional DCP Krishna Prasad Das said that 11 mobile phones and a car of the accused have been seized.
The students had misbehaved and beaten up the couple for overtaking their car around 2 am on September 15. The couple went to Bharatpur police station with a complaint. It is alleged that the policemen there locked the army officer in the lockup and sexually assaulted the fiancée.
The police are also accused of assaulting both of them. The police had arrested the woman on charges of misbehavior. She revealed the matter after getting bail from the High Court on September 19. 5 accused policemen have been suspended.
The accused students said that they did not touch the officer’s fiancée
After getting bail from the High Court on September 19, the victim was treated at Bhubaneswar AIIMS. He disclosed the matter the same night.
The accused students are Rakesh Nayak, Abhilash Sawant, Aman Kumar, Aditya Ranjan Behera, Akash Padhiyari, Harish Manta and Ashish Kumar. They have been booked under sections 126 (2), 115 (2), 117 (2) and 296/3 (5) of the Indian Penal Code. The police arrested the accused based on CCTV footage of the incident.
Police said the students dragged the army officer and beat him up. They also threatened him with dire consequences when he tried to record a video of the incident on his mobile phone.
However, the students have denied the allegations. They have claimed that they did not touch the officer’s fiancée. A young man said, ‘The woman made some obscene gestures towards us from her car. After this, we clashed with the army officer.’ However, in a viral video of the incident, he was seen arguing with the woman.
Videos related to the incident went viral on social media
First video: Students were seen arguing with a couple on the road
First video: Young men were seen surrounding the woman and the army officer.
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 between the youths and the victim escalates, the army officer tries to take the female friend away by holding her hand, but the mob of youths chases them… one of the youths says… this is not Delhi.
After this all the young men push the army officer. The argument continues. The group of young men 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: The woman said- I will go to the police, the accused said- hey go…
Second video: A group of youth is seen attacking a woman and an army officer.
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: Policemen told the victim- do not talk in Hindi-English
Third video: Victim and her fiancé filing their complaint at Bharatpur police station.
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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