Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi met with the assaulted woman and her fiancé, an Army officer, promising a judicial inquiry and future protection. The CM assured zero tolerance towards crimes against women following the suspension of involved police officials.

The Bharatpur police station, where the alleged incident happened, does not have CCTV cameras though it was inaugurated in March this year as a model police station

Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi has ordered a judicial inquiry to investigate the reported torture of an army officer and the “sexual assault” of his fiancee at a police station. The Odisha government has appointed a commission, headed by Justice ...

A Division Bench headed by Chief Justice Chakradhari Saran Singh appreciating the steps taken by the state government so far in the case, however, came down heavily on the administration for not installing CCTV camera surveillance facilities in all 650 police stations of the state.

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday (September 23, 2024) ordered a judicial inquiry into the alleged torture of an Army officer and the sexual assault of his fiance

Bhubaneswar: An army officer and his fiancee, who were allegedly assaulted at a police station here, on Monday met Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, a day after the state government ordered a judicial inquiry into the incident.

The incident reportedly took place on September 15 when the Army Major and the woman went to the Bharatpur police station to complain against some miscreants, who had harassed them while returning from a hotel late at night.

Buckling to mounting pressure amid nationwide outrage, the Odisha Government has ordered a judicial probe into the alleged custodial abuse of a serving Army officer and his fiancée in a Bhubaneswar police station on 15 September.

Major General Sanjay Meston addressed the recent assault case involving the woman friend of an army officer in Odisha . He expressed deep concern over the incident, highlighting the need for swift justice and stringent action against those responsible.

Odisha govt orders judicial probe into Army Major’s custodial torture case. Justice Chitta Ranjan Dash appointed to lead the inquiry. Read more!