A judicial commission headed by retired Orissa High Court judge justice Chittaranjan Das on Monday began its probe into the alleged torture of an Army officer and the sexual assault of his fiancee at Bharatpur police station in Odisha.
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan on Monday met with the woman who was allegedly assaulted, along with her fiance, an Army officer, at the Bharatpur police station.
The incident reportedly took place on September 15 when the Army Major and the woman went to the Bharatpur police station to complain against some miscreants, who had harassed them while returning from a hotel late at night. Instead of addressing their concerns, the police allegedly tortured
Speaking on the alleged assault, Jha said, "These kinds of incidents are happening across the nation...These kinds of incidents should not be viewed through a political lens...Everyone needs to work to clear this mess."