Odisha CM vows action in sexual assault case

The alleged sexual assault on an Army officer's fiancée at a police station here sparked outrage on Friday with former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik condemning the incident as “shocking” and demanding a judicial probe while Chief Minister Mohan Majhi vowed to take stringent action against the guilty.

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The Odisha Police registered a case today against the five police personnel, including the inspector in-charge of Bharatpur police station, allegedly involved in the assault. They were suspended after the incident became public on Wednesday.

The woman's father, a retired Brigadier, demanded the arrest and dismissal of the cops for taking the law into their hands while the National Commission for Women (NCW), which took suo motu cognisance of the incident, sought an action taken report from the state DGP.

The incident took place on September 15.