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BHUBANESWAR: The state Crime Branch on Monday arrested four persons for their alleged involvement in the gang rape of a 13-year-old girl in the capital city in August.
The accused were identified as Anirudha Panda, Krushna Behera, Sribachha Samal and Bijay Rout. While Panda and Behera are employees of a private news channel, Samal and Rout were posted as security guards at the channel’s office here.
The survivor’s mother had lodged a complaint with Mahila Police here on August 30 against the four persons and a police officer for allegedly sexually assaulting her daughter. While the case was initially probed by commissionerate police, the Crime Branch took over the investigation on October 6 following a directive from DGP Abhay.
The Odisha Crime Branch has arrested four men in connection with the gang rape case of a minor girl. (Representational Image)
BHUBANESWAR: The state crime branch on Monday arrested four men in connection with the alleged gang rape of a 13-year-old girl in Bhubaneswar in August this year.
The accused were identified as Anirudha Panda, Krushna Behera, Sribachha Samal and Bijay Rout.
While Panda and Behera were employees of a private news channel, Samal and Rout were posted as security guards at the channel’s office.
The minor rape survivor’s mother had lodged a complaint with mahila police on August 30 alleging that the four persons along with a police officer sexually assaulted her daughter.