Odisha: Four arrested in minor gangrape case ANI | Updated: Dec 15, 2020 10:03 IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 15 (ANI): The Crime Branch Police of Odisha on Monday arrested four persons in connection with the alleged gangrape of a minor girl in Bhubaneswar.
However, 3 police personnel also accused in the crime are yet to be arrested.
The detained employees were identified as Anirudh Panda, Krushna Chandra Behera and two were security guards at the organisation. The four accused were named by the mother of the survivor in the original FIR, said CID-Crime Branch Additional Director General of Police Soumendra Priyadarsi.
Reportedly, Anirudh and Krushna were detained from Gop in Puri and Chandni Chowk in Cuttack, respectively. Besides, one of the security guards was detained from Kalinganagar in Jajpur and another from Bhubaneswar.
2 OTV employees among 4 arrested in Odisha gangrape case, child rights body grills MD
2 OTV employees among 4 arrested in Odisha gangrape case, child rights body grills MD
Two detained OTV employees Anirudh Panda and Krushna Chandra Behera were detained in connection with the alleged gangrape of a minor girl in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Meanwhile, OTV Managing Director Jagi Mangat Panda appeared before the Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSPCR) on Monday after he was summoned earlier in the case.
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UPDATED: December 15, 2020 01:17 IST
Reportedly, two accused were detained from Gop in Puri and Chandni Chowk in Cuttack, respectively. (Image for representation: Reuters)
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According to official sources, the detainees are Aniruddha Panda and Krushna Chandra Behera who are employees of a private news channel and two security guards who were engaged there.
Notably, an FIR was lodged against them by the mother of the minor victim girl at Infocity police station in Bhubaneswar.
The four persons are presently being interrogated at the Crime Branch’s headquarters in Cuttack. They are expected to be produced before a local court today after confirmation of their arrest.
Notably, Crime Branch took over the investigation last October 8. The FIR regarding the incident was lodged August 30. The case was earlier being investigated by the Commissionerate Police.