Subsequently, the family members of the girl informed about the incident to the village Sarpanch and ward member. However, they reportedly couldn’t take any initiative to give justice to the hapless minor girl.
Later the girl's family members lodged a complaint at Ranpur police station. Irked with the development, the relatives of the accused launched an attack on the family members of the minor girl in an act of vengeance. They reportedly tied the survivor and her family members to an electric pole and beat them up mercilessly.
Informed by the locals, Ranpur police rescued the girl and her family members from the spot.
After investigation, police arrested as many as seven persons including five women in connection with the rape and assault case.
The statement of the police is yet to be obtained.
According to sources, the four accused forcefully took the girl to a nearby forest while she was returning home and raped her. When the girl didn't return home, her family members went to the forest looking for her. Subsequently, the accused fled the spot leaving the victim in the forest.
Later, family members of the minor girl lodged a complaint at the Bisra Police Station following which a complaint was registered under POCSO Act.
Meanwhile, the victim has undergone a medical test and her statement has been recorded by the Sundergarh district judge. An investigation is currently underway, informed police.
According to sources, Suresh had been indulging in unnatural physical relationship with the minor boy for quite some time.
As per initial reports, cases have been registered against the accused under Sections 377, 325 and POCSO Act, though police are yet to confirm this.
Meanwhile, the District Sessions Judge Court recorded the statement of the minor boy under Section 164 of the CrPC. Later, the boy was sent for a medical examination, sources said.
The accused, has however, been rushed to MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur and later shifted to a private hospital in Bhubaneswar as his condition deteriorated following his suicide attempt.
The accused Ashok Behera, who happens to be neighbour of the survivor, has been arrested basing on the complaint filed by the girl's family, said Surat SP, JK Pandya on Friday.
Police officials said Ashok, who hails from Ganjam area, was working as a labourer in Surat. He was staying near the house of the minor girl and frequently used to interact with her parents.
However, Ashok allegedly raped the minor girl when her parents were not present in the house earlier this week. Following the incident, the minor girl's parents lodged a police complaint and the accused was arrested after preliminary investigation.
"We have conducted medical examination of both the minor girl and the accused. Further investigation in connection with the incident is on," Pandya added.
It is being suspected that the Class IV girl was raped and subsequently murdered, police sources said. A youth, identified as Jami Kanta Mahanta of the same village has been detained in connection with the incident.
According to reports, the girl had accompanied Mahanta to the Raja celebrations Friday afternoon.
"Mahanta called the girl and asked her to accompany him to the Raja Parba. However he returned in the evening alone. When family members of the girl asked her whereabouts, he ignored their questions. After a frantic search, we found the girl's body in the forest today," said a villager.
Parents of the deceased girl alleged that Mahanta raped and later strangulated her to death. Later, police recovered the body of the minor girl and sent it for autopsy.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik conveyed his sympathy to the family members of the victim. The CM announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh for the deceased family and also directed for a speedy trial of the case.
The youth identified as Rohi Das, working with a voluntary organisation in the district came in touch with the victim as part of his job. As per allegations, the youth raped the girl and continued to exploit her with false promises of marriage. However, soon after the girl got pregnant and revealed the matter to her family, Das washed his hands off the relationship.
The minor girl, along with her family members today lodged a complaint at the Bijepur police station seeking justice. Based on the complaint, police has registered a case and initiated probe into the incident.
"He maintained physical relationship with me with false promises of marriage. However, after I became pregnant he denies to marry me," alleged the minor girl.
While 12-year-old girl was allegedly subjected to torture and rape multiple times by an elderly man in Bhubaneswar, another minor girl was raped by two persons including an auto-rickshaw driver in Kandhamal.
In Bhubaneswar, a minor girl was allegedly raped by a 60-year-old contractor under Chandrasekharpur police limits. The accused has been identified as Pramod Singh.
The matter came to light after the minor girl escaped from the clutches of the contractor and narrated her ordeal to a few local residents who then informed the officials of Child Welfare Committee (CMC) on Monday.
According to reports, as the father of the minor girl works as a daily wage labourer at Gujarat, the family had handed over the custody of the girl to the contractor for better education facilities.
However, it is alleged that the contractor Pramod Singh used to torture the minor girl by engaging her in domestic work and raped her repeatedly.
"The minor girl somehow escaped from the house yesterday and reported the matter some locals who then alerted us," said CWC member, Benudhar Senapati.
Following the incident, the concerned contractor has been detained while Commissionerate police has started a probe after registering a case under section 376 of IPC and POCSO Act.
"We have registered a case and the medical examination of the minor girl has been conducted and soon her statements under 164 of CrPC will be recorded after counselling," said Bhubaneswar DCP, Anup Sahoo.
In the second incident, a minor girl was allegedly raped by two persons including an auto-rickshaw driver in Kandhamal district.
Sources said the incident occurred when the minor girl, who was returning home in an auto-rickshaw, was abducted by the driver and his friend and later raped.
"Based on the complaint filed by the survivor's family, both the accused have been arrested," said Phulbani SDPO, Surendranath Murmu.
Additional District Judge, Uday Bhanu Jena, District, and Sessions Judge Court, Sambalpur pronounced life imprisonment and also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on each of the convicts after a marathon 14-hour long trial on Saturday.
The sentence was prescribed under section 376 D, section 4 and 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act, sources said.
Terming the judgement as justice to the girl's family and general public, government counsel Santosh Panda thanked the police for quick and efficient probe into the incident. On the other hand, the defence counsel PR Patnaik has alleged improper probe into the incident and said that he will move the High Court.
The girl was gang raped by six persons including a minor on May 2.
According to sources, one of the convict Afzal called the girl on pretext of talking and then raped her when she refused to get intimate with him at her school and fled the spot. Without returning to home, fearing embarrassment, the girl went to the Sasan chhak where she met two others who assured to help but later raped her at Kanthina bypass. Later three others also raped her one after other after taking her to Sasan canal.
Considering the urgency of the matter the district police had arrested the six accused and directed a DSP level probe into the incident. Charge-sheet was submitted within 15 days of the incident.
However on May 23, the girl had allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in her house.
According to information, the accused has been identified as Surendra Behera.
According to sources, the accused allegedly lured the 10-year-old girl with a chocolate and some money and took her to a lonely place, where he raped her.
The incident came to light after the minor girl narrated the matter to her mother, following which a complaint was lodged at the police station.
"We found that the accused was a neighbour of the girl. The minor girl has been sent for medical examination and after her statements are recorded under Section 164 of the CrPc, the accused will be forwarded to court," said Simulia IIC, Sanjay Parida.
Shockingly, the accused is reportedly a 15 to 16-year-old minor who happens to be the neighbour of the survivor.
The juvenile has been detained after the survivor's family lodged a complaint in connection with the incident with Gosala outpost.
Senior police officials informed that both the survivor and the accused were taken for a medical examination today.
However, only after getting a detailed report, it can be ascertained whether the minor girl was raped or only an attempt was made, sources informed.
On the fateful day, the 14-year-old girl was on her way to attend a family function when Muna Nayak – a distant relative (brother in law) of hers from the same village kidnapped and took her to his house.
“I was going alone to my uncle’s house when he gagged my mouth with a cloth and abducted me. He took me to his house and raped me for two days,” said the minor girl.
Yesterday, he released the girl after which she managed her way back home and narrated the ordeal to her parents.
“She was missing from the night of April 17. We tried to search her but in vain. Later, she returned on April 19 and narrated the entire incident. We have reported the matter to police and want stringent action against the accused,” informed the survivor’s relative.
Meanwhile, the minor girl has been taken to the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) in Bhawanipatna for medical examination.
“A case has been registered at the Thuamul Rampur police station. The minor has alleged that her brother-in-law raped her. Investigation into the case is on and the medical test of the girl will be conducted today,” informed Bhawanipatna SDPO.
This is the sixth instance when a minor girl has been raped in Odisha during the past one week. While, a Class-III girl student of Bachaka village under Biswanathpur police station of Kalahandi district was allegedly raped on Wednesday, another girl faced similar assault by an auto driver in Mayurbhanj district the same day.
Earlier, four similar cases of minor girl rapes were reported from Nilagiri, Soro and Khaira in Balasore district.
The girl's mother lodged a complaint with the Biswanathpur police in this connection after which police has detained the accused and interrogating him.
As per the complaint, the accused uncle, identified as Sanyasi Bibhara, promised the eight-year-old of giving berries, took her to the forests and allegedly raped her.
The girl after returning from the forest narrated the ordeal in front of her mother who immediately lodged a complaint against Sanyasi at the police station.
As per police sources, the girl was sent for medical examination, the reports of which are still awaited.
"A case has been registered against the accused following the complaint of the mother. Sanyasi has been detained and we are interrogating him. He has not revealed anything yet. We are awaiting the reports," said Gopinath Mani Patra, Additional SP, Kalahandi.
The minor girl was allegedly raped and subjected to torture by a 24-year-old youth who was her neighbour.
The shocking incident has been reported from Baunsabania panchayat and the girl was raped after the youth lured her with some chocolates.
As the private parts of the girl have been mutilated, she has been admitted to Nilagiri hospital in a critical condition.
Police have launched a manhunt to nab the absconding youth after the minor's family lodged a complaint in connection with the incident.
"Being very young the girl is mentally unstable to give her statement. As the youth is absconding we suspect there is some truth behind the incident. Facts will be revealed after medical examination of the girl," said Nilagiri police station IIC Ramesh Singh.
Sources said the man had three children and still maintained a physical relationship with the girl by luring her with false promises. "He forcefully kept physical relationship with me," said the girl, who is stated to be five-month pregnant now.
Getting information, Childline officials rushed to the spot and rescued the girl.
"The minor girl became pregnant after a person of the same village maintained a sexual relationship with her. A complaint has been lodged at the police station and the girl will be sent for medical examination today after which she will be handed over to the Child Welfare Committee (CWC)," said Childline official Durjyadhana Karada.
Meanwhile, a case has been registered on the basis of a complaint lodged by the girl's family at the Mohana police station. Investigation is on into the incident, sources said.
"The father of the minor girl in Muktinagar village alleged that her daughter was raped in November last year. However, the girl did not report it to anyone as the crime was committed by one of her relatives. Her father lodged an FIR today here stating that the girl is five-month pregnant. A case has been registered under POCSO Act and we will initiate an investigation to nab the accused after conducting medical examination of the girl," said IIC of Mohana police station, Prasant Kumar Behera.
As per sources, the minor had gone to the forest late last night to attend nature's call when she was allegedly dragged by a miscreant into the bushes.
The family of the girl further alleged that she was raped and later murdered before being thrown in the cashew forest.
Family members early in the morning searched for the girl and found her body in the cashew forest. Getting information, police rushed to spot and initiated an investigation into the incident.
Erasma IIC Bichitrananda Sethi said," It is suspected that the girl has been murdered. The accused will be arrested soon. As per preliminary investigations, we found that the girl was out in the forest at around 2 pm late last night. She might have been raped and murdered. Further investigation is on."
Meanwhile, the girl’s body has been sent for post mortem, sources said.
The girl had earlier attempted to commit suicide by hanging herself at her house on March 8. Later, she was rushed to local hospital and then admitted to SCB after her condition deteriorated.
The girl had earlier alleged that a youth identified as Arun Biswal had raped her and also clicked some obscene pictures after spiking her drink.
Arun then started to blackmail and threatened the girl upload the pictures on internet if she does not accept his proposals.
"She had revealed the details to us that the youth used to torture her and threaten her to fetch gold ornaments and money from home. I demand a thorough probe and stern punishment for the youth," said girl's father.
Unable to bear the humiliation, she attempted suicide by hanging herself on March 8. She was first rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors referred her to SCB, the victim’s family claimed.
Meanwhile, police have arrested the accused youth Arun Biswal.
“We have arrested the accused and efforts are on to seize his mobile phone for further investigation. He will be produced before the court after completion of medical examination and other formalities," said Salepur SDPO Pradyumna Kumar Jena.
The family of the Dibyang girl lodged a complaint at the police station following which police arrested the two accused in the incident, identified as Banu Naik and Banti Kisan of the same locality.
As per the allegations of her family members, the duo tempted the girl in various ways and had maintained a physical relationship with her for the last six months.
The matter came to fore after the family came to know about the girl’s pregnancy and immediately lodged a police complaint. The girl is five-month pregnant, the family further stated.
Meanwhile, Bonai police has detained the two accused and is interrogating them. Further investigation into the matter is on, sources said.
As per the allegations, the incident took place when the girl was carrying water for her elder sister who was fishing, when one Bimaleswar Majhi of the same village dragged her to a secluded place and raped her and fled the spot.
A case was registered following a complaint lodged by her family members against Majhi at the Bansda police station.
Soon, police initiated an investigation and later conducted a medical examination on the girl. Meanwhile, sources said the accused is absconding after the incident.
"When I was on way, Bimala intercepted and asked me to see whether something has fallen into his eyes. But there was nothing. He dragged me to a secluded place near the pond," alleged the minor rape survivor.
In a similar incident, police detained two youths for allegedly raping and attacking a woman in Gurundia village of Sundergarh district on Wednesday.
As per sources, the woman, while going to work, was intercepted by two youths and dragged to a nearby place. When she protested, the youths attacked and allegedly raped her. Following a complaint, police detained the duo while further investigation into the incident is on.
As per the family members, the girl was allegedly raped on December 31 last month following which they lodged a complaint with the police on January 2. However, the police reportedly failed to take any action against the accused till date.
Depressed with the inaction of police, the girl finally took the extreme step and allegedly committed suicide yesterday by consuming poison, family sources said.
On receiving information, Balugaon SDPO along with Banpur police rushed to the spot but they were not allowed to take the body. However, after they assured proper investigation will be initiated into the incident, the family agreed to send the body to Banpur Hospital for post mortem.
Meanwhile, sources said the girl was betrayed by a youth, who on the pretext of marriage, allegedly forced her to have physical relationship with him.
SDPO Balugaon, Subash Chanda Panda said, ”We have never tried to weaken the case. Steps were being taken and investigation was on. We have assured them that strict action will be taken against the accused.”
Sources said the accused identified as Fesan Meher managed to take the minor girl to his house by luring her on the pretext of giving her chocolate. He raped her and absconded after that.
The girl was later admitted to Patnagarh hospital in critical condition. On the other hand, her family members lodged a complaint at police station.
Acting on the complaint, police have started investigation into the incident and are on the lookout to nab the accused, sources added.
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Balasore: A tribal minor girl of Bageipur village under Khaira police station in Balasore district was allegedly raped by a youth of the same village yesterday.
Sources said when the minor girl had gone to forest to collect wood in the afternoon, one Jaga Jena (22), son of Biswanath Jena, of the same village forcibly took her to an isolated place and allegedly raped her.
The girl narrated her plight before her family members after returning home, following which a complaint was lodged against the youth at the Khaira police station.
Acting on the complaint, the police nabbed the accused and have started investigation into the incident. Both the girl and the accused will be sent to hospital for medical examination today, said Khaira police station IIC Lopamudra Nayak.
The man, identified as Sushil Naik, allegedly lured the nine-year-old girl with a chocolate and took her to a lonely place where he raped her. Though the incident occurred on December 24, the minor girl did not tell anyone out of fear.
Family members of the girl came to know about the sexual assault only when she fell ill and was admitted to the Rourkela government hospital.
Police arrested Naik based on a complaint filed by the girl's family at the Bandhamunda police station.
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However, a security guard, Sujit Rana, has been arrested for attempting to rape a three-year-old girl at the Sambalpur hospital on Wednesday.
As per a police complaint lodged by the girl's family members, the security guard had called the minor girl, who was beside her elder sister and mother at the hospital, and attempted to rape her.
According to sources, some unidentified person allegedly lured the girl away from her mother who was admitted at the hospital and later sexually harassed her.
After coming to know about the incident, the family members of the girl lodged an FIR at the town police station late Tuesday night. Police has registered a case in this regard and initiated a probe into the incident today.
Medical examination of the girl and test of some suspects will also be conducted today. The CCTV cameras installed on the hospital premises would also be checked for ascertaining the actual happening, police said.
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The incident was reported from Rental colony on the outskirts of the capital city.
As per allegations, the accused, a 60-year-old man from the colony lured the minor girl with chocolate and raped her after taking her to the nearby Dasapur forest in Chandaka area.
Fortunately, some locals and the nearby forest officials spotted the accused and immediately caught hold of him before informing the police.
Later after preliminary enquiry police arrested the man and sent both the survivor and the accused for medical check-up.
Meanwhile, the family members of the girl have lodged a complaint at the Mahila Police Station.
"Since the accused was a neighbour of the girl's family he tried to lure the girl to satisfy his ill motives. Investigation is underway," DCP Satyabrata Bhoi said.
As per available statistics, in the last 11 months, as many as 16 minors have been victims of sexual abuse. Last year the number of such cases stood at 26.
The family members of the girl lodged a written complaint at the Phiringia police station alleging that the minor was raped a 15-year-old boy of same village.
Police said when the girl had gone to a nearby temple the accused boy along with two others abducted and took her to a house, where she was raped. Next morning, the survivor managed to escape and returned home. She narrated her plight before her family members, following which a complaint was lodged at the Phiringia police station.
Based on the complaint, police have detained the minor boy and are interrogating him.
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According to sources, the three accused were arrested after a complaint was lodged by the survivor’s family. The three accused have been sent for medical examination while a police team has been inquiring into the age of the minor from his family, said sources.
“While the survivor was returning from the village function, 3 persons took her to the nearby forest and gang raped her. After the survivor reported at the Ghatagaon PS the 3 accused were arrested immediately following orders from SP,” said DSP Harish Chandra Pandey.
The incident took place on Thursday night and police rescued the girl in a critical condition the following day from a deserted place near a high school in the town.
The two accused were arrested and an auto-rickshaw in which they had taken the minor girl before committing the crime was also seized.
Police said one accused, who was known to the girl and had promised to marry her, invited the minor for a visit to the market Thursday evening. As he took the girl to a deserted place, the other accused joined and both took turn to rape her.
Medical test of both the accused and the girl were conducted and investigation was on, they said adding that the girl was undergoing treatment at a hospital.
Besides closure of liquor shops, the locals staged the demonstration demanding compensation for the family members of the deceased minor girl. Movement of vehiclar traffic between Kandhamal and Rayagada was disrupted following the agitation.
Earlier the body of theminor school girl was recovered from a forest under Kotagarh police limits in Kandhamal district yesterday.
According to family sources, the girl had gone to attend nature’s call after returning from school in the morning. However, when she did not return, her family members lodged an FIR at the police station.
Later, the girl’s body was found from the nearby forest.
Carrying out investigation into the incident, police today arrested the accused Gagan Pradhan.
“Our probe in connection with the incident is on,” said Baliguda SDPO, Nitin Kushalkar.
The matter came to light after the girl's family found her in an unconscious condition from their house yesterday. According to reports, the girl was alone when a minor boy allegedly raped her. The parents of the survivor work as labourers in local mines.
Following the incident, the girl's family rushed her they to the district headquarters hospital. Later, she was shifted to Cuttack SCB Medical College and Hospital after her condition deteriorated.
The condition of the girl is reportedly out of danger, informed sources said SCB Medical College and Hospital.
Based on the complaint of the survivor’s parents, the police have registered a case and also detained the minor boy. Meanwhile further investigation in connection with the incident is on.
Acting on her complaint, the collector issued a directive following which accused Balakrushna Mohapatra was suspended.
According to sources, the girl reported the matter to the district Collector and lodged a complaint demanding stringent action against the accused. Based on the complaint, a First Information Report (FIR) was also lodged against the headmaster at the local police station.
The girl, in her complaint, revealed that headmaster Balakrushna Mohapatra raped her inside the school premises and since then he used to threaten her saying he would not allow her to appear the board examinations if she raised the issue before her family members or anyone else. Fearing problem, she kept quiet.
Biranchi Narayan Dehuri, Bhawanipatna SDPO stated, “A complaint has been lodged against Sirimaska UG High School headmaster Balakrushna Mohapatra. The girl’s statement was recorded under Section 164 CrPC and she was taken for a medical examination, the report of which is expected soon. Further investigation into the incident is on.”
Based on the complaint, police launched a manhunt and arrested the three accused in connection with the incident.
As per her family's allegations, the incident occurred when the girl was going to her neighbour's house to call her mother. However, three youths abducted her and gang raped her after taking her to a secluded place, the complaint mentioned.
Police sources informed that an investigation has been initiated while the girl along with the three accused were taken to MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur for a medical examination.
As per sources, on Saturday night, a woman was allegedly raped by two persons inside an ATM counter located at College chhak on Pilgrim road in Cuttack. As per the complaint lodged at the Malgodown Police Station, the woman alleged a security guard and his friend of raping her inside the counter after abducting her from roadside. They then left her in a secluded place nearby, she said.
While a case has been registered in this connection, based on the complaint, police immediately detained the accused security guard and his friend for interrogation.
This apart, police recorded the statement of the survivor under Section 161 of the CrPC. Later, a medical examination was also conducted, sources said.
Meanwhile, police have informed that further investigation will be carried out based on the CCTV footage recovered from the ATM counter.
In another incident in Balasore, a dibyang minor girl was allegedly kidnapped from a residential school in Baliapal before being raped by miscreants. The girl missing since Saturday was rescued by police in a critical condition. She was rushed to Baliapal community health centre initially and later shifted to Balasore DHH.
Another minor girl was also allegedly raped at her relatives’ place in Chandbali of Bhadrak district. The accused Chandan Mahalick, reportedly raped the girl in the house when she was alone.
Chandbali police station IIC Minati Biswal informed that the minor girl had come to one of her relatives' home when a neighbour there raped her after finding her alone in home. "The survivor has been sent for medical examination. A case has been registered and investigation is on,” the IIC added.
Condemning the rising number of rape incidents in Odisha, former MP Baijayant Panda said that there is an urgent need to scale up security and police reforms.
Like seriously...What kind of society are we becoming? @PandaJay condemns this highly disgraceful incident.
There is an urgent need to scale up security & police reforms as well as prosecutorial reforms are the need of the hour. #WomenSafety should be prioritized in #Odisha https://t.co/IMf7cWlT6w— Office of Jay Panda (@mp_office) November 19, 2018
Later, the locals nabbed Ajay and thrashed him before handing him over to the Plant Site Police Station officials. Ajay again tried to flee from the spot while he was being handed over to the police officials. However, he was nabbed and taken into custody by the police, sources added.
Meanwhile, the survivor has been admitted to the hospital.
Plant Site Police Station IIC, Anil Pradhan said "We registered a case and started investigations after the girl's mother filed a complaint. Evidences suggest that the accused youth is involved in the crime. We arrested the youth and forwarded him to the court today."
A minor girl was allegedly raped by a youth in a village under Fatehgarh Police limits of Nayagarh. The youth reportedly took the minor to an isolated spot on pretext of giving her lift to home and allegedly raped her.
However, the accused was nabbed by the villagers and thrashed black and blue before being handed over to the police. The survivor, on the other hand, was rescued in an unconscious state and rushed to hospital.
Meanwhile in Bhadrak, another minor girl was sexually assaulted by a youth in Rural Police limits. The girl was rescued in a critical condition with injuries on her head and it was alleged that the accused attempted to kill the survivor after raping her.
While police have detained a person in connection with the incident, the girl has been admitted to Bhadrak hospital for treatment.
The matter reportedly came to the fore after a complaint was lodged by her family members at the police station today.
Police have registered a case and initiated an investigation into the incident. A manhunt has also been launched to nab the accused who is reportedly absconding after committing the crime.
On Tuesday, a 6-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her uncle in NiladriVihar area under Chandrasekharpur Police limits of Smart City Bhubaneswar. As per reports, accused RavindraNaik allegedly raped the minor girl when her parents had gone to work.Later, based on a complaint lodged by the girl’s family members, Chandrasekhar police detained the accused for interrogation.
The man is an alcoholic and his wife had left home three years ago, leaving behind their four children, including the 8-year-old victim, said City Superintendent of Police RM Shukla.
"The victim has told us the man used to regularly rape her over the past two years after getting drunk. The accused hails from Ratlam but works here as a labourer since the last two months," he said.
Neighbours had phoned a child helpline after they got an inkling of the girl's ordeal, following which police was alerted.
The man has been charged under provisions of IPC and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, while the victim, her two brothers and sister have been moved to a shelter home, Shukla informed.
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A youth, identified as Sashikant Mallick, allegedly entered the campus of the school and raped the minor girl in a toilet of the school after abducting her during playing hours.
As per reports, a group of teachers rushed to the toilet after hearing the girl's scream and rescued her. She was then admitted to the nearby hospital.
However, the accused managed to flee the spot. Later, parents of the girl lodged a complaint with Dhusuri police in connection with the incident.
Dhamnagar SDPO Manaranj Samal informed that the suspect, based on the complaint, has been detained for interrogation and further investigation is underway.
“A case has been filed against under Section 376 AB of IPC and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The accused has been detained for questioning. Besides, we will conduct a medical examination of the girl and record her statement,” said Samal.
The victim’s family members said that southern range DIG Satyabrata Bhoi and Nabarangpur SP Kusalkar Nitin Dagdu visited them yesterday and read the post-mortem report saying that the girl was not raped, however, she was murdered.
“The DIG met us and read out the post-mortem report in front of us. He said that the girl was not raped but was strangulated to death,” claimed the victim’s uncle.
“We cannot accept the report. We sense something fishy in the report as the circumstances under which her body was recovered clearly point at rape before murder,” he added.
Besides, Congress leader Pradip Majhi said the 'post mortem report seems to have been prepared by the '3rd Floor' instead of a hospital and hence, the BJD leaders are getting to know the findings ahead of the police.
The minor girl who had gone missing from home on December 13 was found dead the next day in a paddy field with multiple injury marks.
The girl's mother has alleged that her daughter was kidnapped when she was on her way to a local market. The youths raped her and later decided to drop her at the same place from where they had abducted her. But unfortunately, the girl slipped from the two-wheeler and the vehicle met with an accident. Not knowing what to do, the miscreants fled the scene leaving behind the girl critically injured at the spot.
A few hours later, the minor girl was rescued and admitted to the district headquarters hospital. One of her legs has been fractured while there were injury marks on her body due to the accident, sources said.
Meanwhile, an investigation has been initiated based on a complaint lodged by members of One Stop Centre 'Sakhi'.
“We have received a complaint of rape. The case is under investigation and we are sure the accused will be nabbed soon,” said Suresh Patra, DSP Crime, Keonjhar.
In another development in Malkangiri, Mudulipada police have arrested a person on charges of raping a divyang minor girl when she was alone in her house. Accused Dhanurjay Nayak was arrested following a complaint filed by the girl's family members, police said.
The matter came to light after police arrested the accused, Sarat Padika (19), on Saturday.
According to sources, the accused dropped school children at their homes yesterday. However, when the minor girl was only left in the auto-rickshaw to be dropped, Padika drove the vehicle to a secluded place and raped the girl before dropping her at home.
After returning to home, the girl narrated her ordeal to her family members. Later, her parents lodged a complaint with the Town Police. Based on the complaint, police registered a case and arrested the accused.
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According to the allegations, Kandaswamy allegedly raped the four and half years girl, who happens to be the daughter of another CISF constable, on the pretext of providing her chocolates several times in the past.
The matter came to light two days back after the minor girl narrated the ordeal to her mother. Subsequently, a complaint was filed at Abhayachandapur Police Station in connection with the incident yesterday.
Based on the complaint, the accused constable who hails from Tamil Nadu was arrested and is now being interrogated.
Details awaited.
As per the allegations, Khuntia raped the 11-year-old girl after abducting her. The matter came to light after the survivor managed to escape from the house where Khuntia had confined her on February 26.
Later, father of the girl lodged a formal complaint at Kuakhia police station in connection with the incident on February 28. Based on the complaint, police arrested Khuntia yesterday.
“We have arrested the accused based on the complaint filed against him,” said Jajpur Road SDPO, Chinmaya Nayak.
Meanwhile, the accused refuted the allegations levelled against him. “The allegations are completely baseless,” said Khuntia.
In another incident, a 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped after being kidnapped by an unidentified person at an isolated place under Joda police limits in Keonjhar district.
The survivor’s father lodged a police complaint yesterday alleging that his daughter was drugged, raped and looted of her gold ornaments.
The girl, who was rescued in a critical condition, is now undergoing treatment at Tata Steel hospital at Joda and her condition is said to be critical.
A case in connection with the incident has been registered and further investigation is underway, police said.
As per reports, the victim, a resident of Raibaga panchayat, was rescued from Biramitrapur bus stand on June 14 by police. Learning that the minor girl was pregnant, police allegedly took her to a government hospital and got her aborted without informing CWC about the matter. Later they lodged the victim at a childline shelter home.
However, the victim’s health condition deteriorated at the shelter home after abortion and she was admitted to the Rourkela Government Hospital. The whole episode then surfaced on June 21 after the victim filed a complaint at a CWC unit located in Bisra.
Earlier, CWC officer Ramachandra Behera had stated, “Police should have informed about the matter to the victim’s family before approaching for abortion. Involvement of police is suspected in the case.”
Learning about the matter, the District Collector had demanded a detailed report of the case from the CDMO and had assured an impartial inquiry.
Based on the inquiry, the CWC filed a complaint at Raibaga PS on Wednesday (June 24) following which a five-member special team headed by Sundergarh SP visited the CWC unit where the victim is lodged and questioned her. The SP also visited Biramitrapur PS for further probe.
“As the victim stated, she was raped by her step-father, two male friends and two police personnel, we lodged a case in Raibaga Police Station. The police officials also forcefully took her to the hospital for an abortion,” said District Child Protection Officer, Sribanta Jena.
(Edited By Bikram Keshari Jena)
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A special CID team led by a female DSP has been roped into the case. Besides, Crime Branch SP has also been asked to make an on-spot visit to inquire into the case.
ADG (Crime Branch) SK Priyadarshi while addressing a press meet today termed the case as ‘very sensitive’ due to involvement of police personnel in the case.
“The alleged rape and abortion of a minor girl in Sundergarh district is a very sensitive issue. So a 4-member team of Crime Branch led by a lady DSP rank officer has begun probe into the incident. We hope that we will crack the case soon,” Priyadarshi said.
Alleged rape & abortion of a minor girl in #Sundergarh district is a very sensitive issue, so a 4-member team of Crime Branch led by a lady DSP rank officer has begun probe into the incident. We hope that we will crack the case soon.
- ADG Crime Branch SK Priyadarshi pic.twitter.com/xD1pQskBFS
— OTV (@otvnews) June 30, 2020
Earlier in the day, Director General of Police (DGP) Abhay through a tweet informed that he has ordered a Crime Branch probe into the matter.
The State government had earlier suspended Biramitrapur police station in-charge Anand Chandra Majhi in connection with the case. However, he is reportedly absconding and police are yet to nab him. Besides, the cops are in search of five others including a doctor who conducted the illegal abortion.
Meanwhile, the State unit of BJP today cornered the Odisha government on the issue and alleged that though the minor tribal girl was harassed, no case has been registered under SC/ST act.
“Not only in Sundergarh, the State government had earlier ignored a similar incident which happened in Malkangiri district. In both the cases, the girls became victims of police atrocities,” BJP general secretary Prithviraj Harichandan said.
The saffron party has also demanded a SIT probe in both the cases and threatened to continue agitation until all the accused are put behind bars.
The reaction of the State government could not be obtained.
(Edited By Suryakant Jena)
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As per sources, the survivor was rescued by a team of the Commissionerate Police from Gatirout Patana area of Cuttack and was later handed over to Childline officials.
During counseling by the Childline authorities, the survivor revealed that she is a resident of Tirtol area of Jagatsinghpur. She had recently come to Cuttack and was staying with her elder sister. However, after some altercation, she was asked by her sister to return to the village.
While on her way back, she came in contact with a stranger youth, who took her to Badambadi on the pretext of providing a job. The youth later took her to a house in Gatirout Patana where he along with one of his associates allegedly abused her. The youth reportedly recorded a video of the incident and blackmailed her and repeatedly harassed her for 22 days.
On Monday, police after receiving some inputs, raided the area and rescued the girl. Based on the allegations by the girl, Childline authorities have filed an FIR at Chauliaganj Police Station in connection with the incident.