Tag: Kneel Punishment

Bhubaneswar: A youth was reportedly forced to walk on his knees till the police station for allegedly making obscene gestures at a girl student of Utkal University here. The matter came to the fore after a video of the incident went viral. According to information, the accused was passing indecent remarks at the girl near […]

Jajpur: A man was forced to kneel down in public for appearing before the police as witness here at Hatapadia main road under Korei block of Jajpur district. A video capturing the entire episode showed former block chairman Bhikari Bal’s son Naran torturing one Bharat Nayak and making him kneel on the road. The video […]

Cuttack: An auto driver was forced to kneel down by locals in Salepur area after his vehicle allegedly hit some girls who were jogging today morning. According to reports, the auto driver, a resident of Badachana area of Jajpur picked up some passengers in his auto-rickshaw who were travelling to Salepur. But after dropping the […]

Baripada: Photo of six police staff kneeling down as part of punishment given by higher-ups created more flutter among public in Mayurbhanj on Friday close on the heels of the controversy surrounding the four home guards who were meted the same treatment last Wednesday. While the previous incident was attributed to ‘dress code violation’, the […]

Bhubaneswar/Baripada: The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) on Thursday asked the Mayurbhanj Superintendent of Police (SP) and Director General of Home Guard to submit their respective inquiry reports on the ‘Kneel Punishment’ given to the Home Guards over dress code violation in Baripada of Mayurbhanj district. OHRC issued this direction acting on a petition filed […]