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Bhadrak: A Plus-III first-year girl student of AB College here was found dead on railway tracks near Basudevpur area in Bhadrak district on January 20. While police had registered an unnatural death case following a preliminary investigation, the case took a new turn after a few intimate photos of the girl with two youths went viral on various social media platforms on Wednesday.
The girl was reportedly staying with her friends at a PG nearby her college. Sources said her family members belong to Berhampur in Ganjam district.
It is being said that the obscene photos were made viral from the same hostel where she was staying. Apart from the pictures, a video purportedly showing the owner of the mess kissing and touching her inappropriately has also been doing rounds on social media.
“She always violated the rules of the mess and used to talk to boys standing outside the mess for hours. When I opposed this, she became revengeful,” alleged the mess owner, Pratap Kumar Dangua when he was interrogated.
Asking about inappropriately touching her in the video that has gone viral, he refuted the allegations saying that he is being framed.
“She was like a family member to me. She used to make me feel as if she was my daughter and also asked me to cuddle her. She had once called me to her room during study hours. I went and advised her to concentrate on studies while blessing and caressing her like my daughter. As I was asking her to keep away from the youths, she deliberately shot the video to blackmail me. This is a plot against me,” added Dangua.
Though the family members of the girl have not lodged any complaint, police have initiated an investigation in this connection.
“Even if she is dead, these kinds of pictures on social media is like maligning a deceased person’s image and it is really unfortunate. No one has the right to insult anyone,” expressed the girl’s father.
On January 20, the girl was found lying on railway tracks in Basudevpur. She was rushed to District Headquarters Hospital in Bhadrak, however, the doctors at the DHH declared her brought dead.
Initially, the police suspected it to be a case of suicide. But with obscene photos and video at hand, police have started exploring other angles in the case.
