Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Mazi has ordered a judicial inquiry into the assault on an army officer and sexual harassment of his fiancee at Bharatpur police station in Bhubaneswar. High Court Justice Chittaranjan Das will preside over the judicial inquiry. The government has sought an inquiry report from them within 60 days.
The Chief Minister's Office (CMO) gave this information on September 23 at 1:21 am. According to the statement, the government has also appealed to the High Court to monitor the investigation being conducted by the crime branch of the police.
At 1 am on September 15, the army officer and his fiancee were returning after closing the cafe. In the meantime, some youths assaulted and misbehaved with him on the way. The couple reached Bharatpur police station with a complaint. There the policemen locked up the army officer and sexually assaulted his fiancee.
The woman is the daughter of former Brig. The police arrested him on the charge of misdemeanor. The woman disclosed this after getting bail from the High Court on September 19. After this, 5 policemen were suspended. A case has been registered against him.
Army officer and his fiancee face 5 serious charges against the police
- According to the army officer's fiancee, when she tried to file a complaint at the police station, a woman policeman in civil dress started abusing her. After some time, some more policemen reached the police station in a patrol vehicle. They locked up the army officer.
- When the victim said they could not keep the army officer in custody, it was illegal, two women policemen grabbed her hair and started beating her. A woman policeman tried to grab his neck.
- The women policemen tied the victim's hands with her jacket. Tied the legs with the dupatta of the lady constable. After a while a postal official came. He removed the woman's undergarments and started kicking her chest.
- Then the in-charge inspector came. He pulled down the victim's pants. Then he pulled down his pants, showed his private parts and uttered obscenities.
- Four policemen grabbed him and dragged him to a cell, an army officer said. There he removed his pants. Took all the stuff. He was illegally kept inside the cell till 3 am. Meanwhile, for 30 minutes, the sound of her fiancee's screams could be heard from the lobby. The police then arrested the fiance on charges of rape.
Former CM Patnaike A judicial inquiry was demanded Former Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal president Naveen Patnaik on September 20 demanded a court-supervised SIT probe and a judicial inquiry into the matter. Naveen Patnaik wrote that the way the police treated him has shocked the nation's conscience.
Biju Janata Dal has announced Bhubaneswar bandh on Tuesday, September 24 in protest against this incident. BJD MLA Arun Kumar Sahu said the bandh will be for six hours from 6 am to noon on Tuesday.
Police allegation- Army officer and fiancee were drunk
The accused policemen include Inspector-in-Charge Dinkrishna Mishra.
Bharatpur police said that the army officer and his fiancee were drunk. They reached the Bharatpur police station on the night of September 15 and ransacked it. Computers and furniture were broken. Officers on duty were also attacked. So he was arrested.
Youths who commit misdemeanors on the road get bail within 4 hours On the other hand, the police arrested 7 accused youths who assaulted and molested the couple on the night of September 20. However, he got bail from the court after 4 hours. All the accused are engineering students.
The accused were produced before the Judicial Magistrate First Class-II (JMFC) court late on September 20-21, where they were granted bail. Additional DCP Krishna Prasad Das said that 11 mobile phones and one vehicle have been seized from the accused.
3 videos related to this event Has gone viral on social media
Three videos of misbehavior with an army officer and his fiancee have surfaced. In the video, around a dozen youths are seen misbehaving with the captain and his fiancee on Beach Road. These three videos are from September 15 at 1 am.
that In the same night, both the youths reached the police station to complain about it. In the video, the youths are seen pushing, arguing and abusing the captain and his fiancee. As the argument escalates, the captain tries to take the fiancé away. A young man then knocks her down and abuses her.
1st video: Students are seen fighting on the road surrounding the couple
First video: A woman and an army officer were seen surrounded by youths.
Aggrieved woman: Sir, I am not talking to you, I am talking to those who are trying to misbehave with me. This is my car, show me my legs, show my hair, show anything… who are you? This is my privilege.
Young man in the crowd:… Then don't show us.
Female victim: who are you
A young man in the crowd: Taking Mohan Manjhi's name, he asks if he has heard his name. When the woman says she didn't hear… a young man shouts, Prime Minister of Odisha.
An argument escalates between the youth and the victim, the army officer tries to take away the girlfriend's hand, but is chased by a group of youths… A youth says… This is not Delhi.
After this all the youths pushed the army officer. The debate continues. A group of young men tell the woman that she is playing the victim card. He is told that there is no need to show so much confidence. After this the army officer puts his girlfriend in the car.
Second video: The woman said – I will go to the police, the accused said – Hey go…
Another video: A group of youths are seen assaulting a woman and an army officer.
A group of youth abuses and beats up an army officer. The woman tries to save the army officer. A group of youths push and attack both of them.
At the end of the video, the army officer and the woman walk towards the car, when he says he will go to the police, a man is heard saying… hey go.
3rd Video: Policemen tell the victim – Don't talk in Hindi-English
Third video: The victim and her fiance have filed a complaint at the Bharatpur police station.
The third video is from Bharatpur Police Station. In which the victim is seen accusing the female and male policemen. The victim says that the policemen told her – Odisha is not in India… Don't talk in Hindi-English.
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