Woman gang-raped in Odisha while relieving herself; 2 minors among 3 arrested
Bhubaneswar (PTI): The Odisha Police have arrested three persons, including two minors, for allegedly raping a woman when she was relieving herself in a forest in Angul district, an official said.
According to the police, the incident happened when the survivor, along with her nephew, was returning from Chhendipada on a motorcycle.
On the way, she went to a roadside jungle to relieve herself. At that time, three people came on a tractor and sexually assaulted her, the police said in a press statement on Wednesday.
Though the incident took place on July 3, the victim lodged a complaint with Bagdia police station on Tuesday.
The police registered a case and started an investigation.
"Three police teams were formed and they worked under the direct supervision of the SP to nab the accused persons," the police statement said.
Forensic team and dog squads were engaged in the investigation, and all three accused persons, including two minors, were arrested on Wednesday, it said.
The police have seized the tractor, mobile phones of the accused persons, the clothes they had been wearing at the time of the crime and biological exhibits.
Further investigation is underway, and the case has been treated as a 'special report' and a 'Red Flag' case and the charge-sheet will be filed within 30 days, the police said.
The Angul Police said they will request the court to fast-track the trial of the case to ensure swift and strictest punishment for the culprits.
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Gujarat voted for development & good governance, says Pradhan as BJP sweeps local body polls
New Delhi (PTI): Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday said the people of Gujarat have reaffirmed their faith in the politics of development, stability and good governance as the BJP swept the local body elections by winning all 15 municipal corporations and 33 out of 34 district panchayats in the state.
Thanking the voters, Pradhan said the result is a testament to the people's unwavering trust in the BJP, the relentless hard work of the party workers and the strength of the organisation under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.
“The people of Gujarat have once again made it clear that their trust remains firmly aligned with the politics of development, stability and good governance. I express my heartfelt gratitude to the people of Gujarat for the support received by the BJP in the local body elections,” Pradhan posted on X.
“Under the guidance of the Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the leadership of Gujarat's Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, this result is a remarkable testament to the people's unwavering trust, the relentless hard work of the Gujarat BJP workers, and the strength of the organisation,” he added.
Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked the people of Gujarat for what he termed a "sweeping mandate" in the local body polls, saying the bond between the state and the BJP has grown even stronger.
Modi said people have voted for the politics of good governance, and assured that the party would work harder to take Gujarat to new heights of progress.
Though final results for 250 taluka panchayats and 84 municipalities were awaited, data from the State Election Commission (SEC) showed that the ruling BJP won most of these local bodies while some were bagged by the Congress, AAP and Independents.
Polling was held on Sunday for 15 municipal corporations, 84 municipalities, 34 district panchayats and 260 taluka panchayats.
The BJP emerged a clear winner in the municipal corporations of Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar and Rajkot, besides the newly created municipal corporations of Navsari, Gandhidham, Morbi, Vapi, Anand, Nadiad, Mehsana, Porbandar and Surendranagar.
