Tag: Sexual Assault

Boudh/Raygada: Incidents of sexual assault on minor girls continue to rise in Odisha with two more cases being reported from Boudh and Rayagada districts today. According to reports, two youths were arrested for allegedly abducting and raping a minor girl at Bapuji Nagar in Boudh town today. The accused duo identified as Tuku Kumbhar of […]

Bhubaneswar: Sexual assault on minor girls continues unabated in Odisha with three such cases reported from different parts of the State in last 24 hours. A 16-year-old girl was allegedly gang raped by three youths including a juvenile at Badachakada village under Rambha area in Ganjam district on May 26. However, the matter came to […]

Kendrapara/Keonjhar: In yet another incident of sexual assault against minor girls, a seven-year-old girl of Derabish area in Kendrapara district was allegedly raped by a person of nearby Haladia village on May 23. The incident came to the fore after a complaint was lodged against accused Mihir Kumar Singh at the Derabish police station last […]

Nabarangpur: A student of class eight was allegedly abducted and raped by two youths when she was on her way to answer nature’s call at the Sanmari village, on Wednesday. As per the complaint filed by the survivor at the Nabarangpur Town Police Station here, two youth intercepted her and forcefully carried her away to […]

Phulbani: With sharp rise in minor girl rape cases continuing to generate public outcry in Odisha, another incident of sexual assault of a minor girl was reported from Kandhamal district today. Four persons including a juvenile have been arrested in connection with the case. According to reports, on May 12, a minor girl was allegedly […]

Nayagarh/ Balasore: Incidents of sexual assault on minor girls continue unabated in Odisha after rape of two more minor girls, including a divyang, was reported from two separate places in the State. A differently-abled minor girl was allegedly raped and impregnated by a youth at Itamati village of Nayagarh district. The accused, Brajabandhu Sahoo of […]

Nayagarh: There is no let up to cases of sexual abuse and rape against minor girls in Odisha with one more incident being reported from Nayagarh district today. Sources said one Kathia Nayak of Taria village under Ranpur police limits allegedly raped the minor girl while she had gone to attend nature’s call to a […]

  Balasore: Police today arrested a youth for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl at Teliaganj village near Soro in Balasore on Sunday evening. The matter came to light after the mother of the victim lodged a complaint at Soro Police Station this morning where she alleged that the accused, identified as Sheikh Tiku, showed […]

Konark: The Headmaster of a Government school at Kakatpur in Puri district was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly sexually assaulting three minor girls on pretext of “leg massage.” The girls – two Class-V students and a Class-IV student related the entire episode before their family members and accused the teacher of using vulgar words and […]

Bhubaneswar: A woman today lodged a police complaint against a security guard alleging sexual assault at the Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar. The woman, a resident of Bhusanda village, had reportedly visited the hospital for her father’s treatment on Friday. “The security guard told he would take me to the doctor. I and my father accompanied […]

Malkangiri: The sexual assault case of the girl student in Gobindpali college took a new turn today as the Mathili police today arrested lecturer Ajay Kumar Sutar, who was a witness in the case. Informing mediapersons about the development, Malkangiri DSP Manas Barik said, “Sutar has raped the girl student and attempted to falsely implicate […]

Malkangiri: Police today arrested a youth in connection with the allegation of sexual harassment inside a college campus in Gobindapali under Mathili police limits of Malkangiri district. The arrested youth is being interrogated at the Mathili police station whereas two other accused are reportedly absconding. According to a complaint filed with the Maithili police of […]

Rourkela: A 10-year-old student of Gurukul Vedik Ashram at Vedavyas here on Wednesday brought sexual harassment allegations against a teacher and three other hostel inmates. The incident came to light after the student revealed his ordeal to his mother who later filed a complaint with the Brahmani Tarang Police. As per the complaint, the minor […]

Malkangiri: The incident of sexual harassment inside a college campus in Gobindapali in Malkangiri district took a new turn today with the teacher, an eye witness who was also reportedly misbehaved by the accused on the spot, stating to have no idea about the incident. Moreover, the concerned college principal Chaitanya Mali also termed the […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi:  The Supreme Court, on Friday, said that the biological and not the mental age of a rape victim will decide whether the case will be tried under the Protection of Children against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act of 2012. The SC ruling came in response to a petition filed by the mother of a […]