The alleged incident occurred on September 15 when the army officer, stationed in West Bengal, and his fiancée visited the Bharatpur police station to file a complaint about road rage, claiming they were harassed by local youths.

Deputy CMs Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo and Pravati Parida, and two other Cabinet ministers also discussed the matter with the Army officer and his fiancée at the state guest house.

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday (September 23, 2024) ordered a judicial inquiry into the alleged torture of an Army officer and the sexual assault of his fiancée at a police station in Bhubaneswar.

BHUBANESWAR: In a late evening development Sunday, Odisha chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi ordered a judicial probe into the high-profile Bharatpur police assault case. Justice Chitta Ranjan Dash of High Court of Orissa will probe into the case.

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday ordered a judicial inquiry into the alleged torture of an Army officer and the sexual assault of his fiancee at a police station here. The state government is committed to taking strict action against all persons or officials who are found guilty, the chief minister said.

Ever since the disturbing story of an army man and his fiancee tortured in a police custody in Odisha surfaced, several claims and counter claims have been made regarding the incident. All heads hung down in shame when the woman narrated what happened with her in the police custody on September 15.

The incident happened when they had gone to lodge a complaint against miscreants who had waylaid them when they were returning home in Bhubaneswar on September 14.

The Crime Branch is contemplating lie detector tests for Bharatpur police officers and a woman accused of misconduct amid allegations of custodial abu