Bhubaneswar: Taking suo-motu cognisance of the alleged sexual assault of a fiancé of an army officer in Bharatpur police station, the Odisha State Commission for Women (SCW) on Friday started an investigation into the incident.

The Odisha Police Crime Branch has registered a case against five police officers for the alleged sexual assault of an army officer's fiancee in custody. The alleged incident has sparked a political row with the BJD and Congress slamming the BJP.

Odisha police station sexual abuse, Army officer fiancée harassment: The incident reportedly occurred on September 15 when the Army Major and the woman went to the police station to report harassment.

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said on Friday (September 20, 2024) that his government will take stringent action against those involved in the alleged torture of an army officer and sexual assault of his fiancee at a police station in Bhubaneswar.

Meanwhile, the police have countered the allegations, stating that the woman and her Army officer partner, who is with the 22 Sikh Regiment in Kolkata, were intoxicated and had attacked an on-duty officer, damaging police property in the process.

After being cornered by the opposition parties in the alleged assault of an Indian Army officer of the Sikh Regiment, Major Gurvansh Singh and sexual harassment of his fiancé at Bharatpur Police Station,

BHUBANESWAR: Taking suo-motu cognisance of the alleged sexual assault of a fiancé of an army officer in Bharatpur police station, the Odisha State Commission for Women (SCW) on Friday started an investigation into the incident.

The couple’s nightmare began on September 14 while they were returning home late at night. They suddenly found themselves being chased by a group of youths following which the Army official and his fi

Bhubaneswar: Crime Branch of the Odisha Police Friday registered a case in connection with alleged sexual assault of an army officer’s fiancé in police custody, a senior officer said. The case was registered against former Bharatpur Police Station inspector-in-charge Dinakrushna Mishra,

The Army officer and his fiancée had approached Bharatpur police station to file a complaint about road rage. However, what followed was a harrowing experience for the couple.

Odisha police suspended five officers after a woman alleged sexual harassment while in custody with her Army officer friend.