Bhubaneswar, Sept 20: Stringent action will be taken against the accused involved in assaulting the Army officer and his fiancee in Bharatpur police station, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi assured on Friday.
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"The Odisha Crime Branch is probing the case. Five police personnel have been suspended and a criminal case has been registered against them. Stringent action will be taken against the accused involved in the case," said Majhi.
Majhi's statement came hours after former Odisha Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in state Assembly Naveen Patnaik today demanded a judicial inquiry into the alleged assault of the Army officer and his fiancee in Bharatpur police station.
Patnaik termed the incident as 'very shocking' and a matter of great concern. He demanded stringent action against the accused and a court monitored SIT investigation into the case.
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“The way an Army Major and a lady were treated in Bharatpur Police Station is shocking and beyond comprehension. The manner in which police have allegedly treated them has shaken the conscience of the country. This has happened to a serving Army Officer and a lady within #Odisha. @bjd_odisha strongly condemns this heinous act and expects the BJP Government to take the strongest possible action against all those involved,” the former Odisha CM posted on X.
Notably, an Army officer posted in West Bengal and his fiancee were allegedly harassed by some local youths late Saturday night following which they approached the Bharatpur police station to take swift action against the miscreants over road rage before they flee from the spot.
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However, the duo picked up a quarrel with cops in the police station as the on duty officer asked to register an FIR first.
The army officer was allegedly kept in the lockup and assaulted while his female friend was taken to a secluded room by a woman officer, where she was allegedly assaulted, stripped and molested.
