Odisha Shocker: Four Men Gangrape Married Woman Near Village Riverbed

Adding to the already exhaustive list of sexual crimes committed against women in India, a new harrowing case was reported from the state of Odisha. A married woman was allegedly gangraped by four men in the Nimapara area of the Puri district on Saturday.

As per reports, the accused persons have been identified as Ajit Das, Kanhei Bhoi, Balaram Bhoi and Bidyadhar Swain. All the four accused persons were arrested by the police on Sunday. On Saturday night, a 22-year-old woman had gone to the secluded riverbed in the village to answer nature's call. Four residents of the village saw the woman alone and allegedly sexually assaulted her. When the woman did not return after many hours, her husband and other family members went out looking for her. They reportedly found her crying on the riverbed.

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The kin of the survivor took her to the nearby police station and helped her lodge a complaint against the accused persons. As per a report by the Times of India, all the four accused persons were tracked down by the police on Sunday and they were taken into custody. 

Puri SP Kanwar Vishal Singh was quoted by the Times of India. The officer said, “We took serious note of the offence and promptly arrested the four accused. Chargesheet will be submitted against the accused in court within 30 days. Stringent action will be taken as per law."

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The death of a 17-year-old school student in Coimbatore made headlines earlier this week. The minor in her suicide letter had reportedly named her school teacher who had allegedly been sexually assaulting her for months. The chats between the girl and the accused also hinted at a cover-up by the teacher and emotional manipulation. The girl's family members identified the accused teacher Mithun Chakraborty and alleged that he was the reason the girl had to change her school.

According to recent reports, the police have arrested the teacher and currently investigating the matter.