Woman alleges 'drunk' Odisha policemen used expletives during argument, case filed

A woman in Cuttack, Odisha, filed a complaint alleging that policemen used expletives when she asked them to move their vehicle parked in front of her house. The incident happened around 12 am on Sunday and came to light amid a separate row involving an army officer's alleged assault in Bhubaneswar. Inspector-in-charge Jagannath Mallick confirmed that an investigation is underway.

Cuttack Sadar Police Station

Cuttack Sadar Police Station

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A complaint was filed by a woman in Odisha's Cuttack, alleging that some policemen used expletives when she urged them to remove their vehicle parked in front of her house as they were drinking.

The incident came to the light on Tuesday amid the row over the alleged assault of an Army officer and his fiancée in police custody in Bhubaneswar.

The woman said that the PCR van stopped in front of her house around 12 am on Sunday, and one of the personnel asked her for directions to a person's residence.

She said that after she gave them the directions, some personnel went there, while the others stayed back and drank.

"When I asked the police personnel to move the vehicle and park elsewhere, an argument started," she said, alleging that annoyed over this, some of the policemen used expletives to "scold" her.

Based on her complaint, a case was registered at the Cuttack Sadar police station, an officer said.

An investigation is underway, said inspector-in-charge Jagannath Mallick.

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