Four youths gang-raped a minor girl in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Made a video of the incident and threatened to make it viral and also demanded money from the victim and her mother. This crime was planned by the girlfriend of one of the accused. After the matter came to light, the police registered a case and conducted a speedy investigation and within 12 hours five accused were arrested. Police are interrogating the accused.
The matter is of Nayapalli town of Bhubaneswar. Here four youths gang-raped a minor girl. The accused also allegedly made a video of this heinous crime. He also demanded money from the victim's mother by threatening to make the video viral. The accused demanded Rs 12,000 from the girl and Rs 50,000 from the girl's mother.
police statement
Bhubaneswar DCP Pinak Mishra said that the girlfriend of one of the accused had sent the minor girl to the four accused. After this, they mixed intoxicants in the sherbet of the minor girl and gang-raped her. After receiving information about the incident, Nayapalli police took the matter seriously and formed a special team to investigate the incident. After this all the accused were detained and interrogated about the incident.
Three accused arrested
So far three accused have been arrested. The arrested youth is 19 years old and the girlfriend of one of the accused, who had sent the minor girl to the accused, has also been arrested. Two other youths, aged 21 years and 23 years, have also been taken into custody. Medical examination of the victim has been done and further investigation into the incident is underway. DCP Pinak Mishra said, “A minor girl had reported at Nayapalli police station that one of her friends had sent her to four men and they took her to an isolated place and gang-raped her. Later she came to know that the accused mixed some intoxicant in her soft drink and gang-raped her. Since the matter was in sensitive category, investigation was started immediately after registering the FIR.
Accused caught within 12 hours
Bhubaneswar DCP Pinak Mishra further said, “A special team was formed under the leadership of Nayapalli police station IIC. As soon as the information was received, a raid was conducted and all the accused were arrested within 12 hours. Five accused related to the incident have been detained and their interrogation is ongoing. Two accused and the girlfriend of the accused have been arrested. Two boys aged 21 and 23 have been detained and their interrogation is ongoing.
(Shubham Kumar reports from Odisha)
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