Notably, following widespread backlash over the alleged police assault, DGP Khurania on Wednesday suspended five police officials on the charges of gross misconduct. The Odisha Crime Branch also took over the investigation into the case as per the directions of the DGP, reported IANS.

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.

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. The state government is committed to taking strict action against all persons or officials who are found guilty,

Chief minister Mohan Majhi late on Sunday night ordered a judicial probe into the September 15 Bharatpur police station incident in which.

The Odisha Police suspended five personnel in connection with the alleged assault of an Army officer and molestation of his fiancée at Bharatpur Police Station in Bhubaneswar on September 15. The victim said that she "was physically and sexually assaulted by the police officers,

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