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The Print
23-06-2025
- Politics
- The Print
BJD calls ‘All Odisha Students' strike' on June 25 over college girl rape in Gopalpur
'We have appealed to students of all colleges across the state to wear black badges, boycott classes and protest openly in order to protect girl students from sexual exploitation and assault,' Tripathy said. At a press conference here BJD leader Debi Ranjan Tripathy appealed to the students community to come together and strongly protest the Gopalpur incident where a college girl was gang raped. Bhubaneswar, Jun 23 (PTI) The opposition BJD on Monday called for an 'All Odisha Students Strike' on June 25 to protest the alleged gang rape of a college student at Gopalpur sea beach in Ganjam district. Another BJD leader Byamokesh Ray alleged that the law and order situation has completely collapsed. 'Girls and women are scared of going out of their homes due to the incidents of college girls being raped and school girls becoming pregnant in hostels,' Ray said. Claiming that over 15 rape cases are reported in Odisha every day, Ray said Gopalpur gang rape incident has brought shame to the entire state. The BJD leaders said that a 20-year-old college student was raped by 10 people on June 15 evening at Gopalpur sea beach when she had been to the place along with her male friend on the occasion of Raja festival. 'While the BJP government was celebrating the first anniversary of completing one year in office, an innocent girl was gang raped,' Ray said. Holding chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who also holds the Home portfolio 'responsible for the rise of sexual assault cases' in the state, Tripathy said that the police picked up 50 BJD activists when they protested during the CM's tour to Ganjam district on Monday. Odisha deputy chief minister Pravati Parida, who is also in charge of women and child development department, said: 'The state government has been contemplating to ensure security for visitors to different 'lovers point' in the state.' Parida said that the state government has taken prompt action and arrested 10 accused persons in the Gopalpur incident within some hours. So far the TI (test identification) parade of the accused has been conducted. Law is taking its own course, she said. Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said the state government has started work for setting up six women's fast-track courts to deal with cases related to crime against women. A decision has been taken that if a woman is a victim of atrocities, the case can be decided within a month, he said. PTI AAM AAM RG This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
Hans India
22-06-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
AICC team visits crime spot
Bhubaneswar: A high-level Congress fact-finding team, led by former AICC general secretary Deepa Dasmunshi, visited Gopalpur beach in Ganjam district on Saturday where a 20-year-old college student was allegedly gang-raped by 10 persons. Besides Dasmunshi, the all-women team comprisesMPs Ranjeet Ranjan, Praniti Shinde and S Jothimani and former Congress spokesperson Shobha Oza. The team is tasked with conducting an on-the-spot inquiry, meeting the victim, her family, law enforcement officials and other stakeholders and preparing a report to be submitted to the AICC president. Ten persons, including four minors, have been arrested in connection with the gang-rape of the college student at the famed Gopalpur beach. The incident happened on June 15 night when the woman, an undergraduate student at a private college, went to the beach along with her boyfriend, who is a classmate, on the occasion of the Raja festival. Speaking to reporters, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) president Bhakta Charan Das said, 'The party has taken the recent cases of violence against women in Odisha very seriously and therefore dispatched a high-level fact-finding team. I have also written to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi seeking time for the team to meet him.' 'I hope, the Chief Minister will allot time to meet the team members,' Das added. At Gopalpur, the team members discussed the matter with people and asked them on patrolling in the area. The team also met Berhampur SP Saravana Vivek M and discussed both the Gopalpur gang-rape case and the rape of two minor girls in Golanthara on June 5. The SP informed the team that all accused persons in both cases have been arrested. 'We visited the spot where the girl was gang-raped on Gopalpur beach and found that there were no safety measures for women on the beach despite the place being an important tourist destination. We also plan to meet President Droupadi Murmu,' said Rajya Sabha member Ranjan, adding that the three MPs will raise the matter in Parliament. Ranjan claimed that atrocities against women in Odisha were increasing as at least three gang-rape cases were reported this week. 'When our MLAs demanded to form a House committee and discuss the matter, the government did not listen and suspended them from the House,' she said. Meanwhile, Odisha Pradesh Mahila Congress president Meenakshi Bahinipati and party MLA Sofia Firdous held a press conference over the gang-rape cases in Delhi. In a recent social media post, Congress leader and party's Lok Sabha member Priyanka Gandhi had condemned the Gopalpur gang-rape case and accused the State's BJP government of gross negligence. The BJP's Ganjam district president Saroj Sabat said the government has taken the matter very seriously and an IGP-ranked officer has been supervising the investigations. Senior BJD leader Chandra Sekhar Sahu, a former MP, said his party was first to protest the Gopalpur case. The BJD president and former chief minister Naveen Patnaik also condemned the incident and expressed concern over such a heinous crime at a tourist spot.
Mint
18-06-2025
- Mint
UP news: Child home worker accuses superior, colleague of gang-rape in Shahjahanpur
Shahjahanpur: A 32-year-old child care home worker has accused the head of the centre in Shahjahanpur and one of his associates of raping her, a police officer said on Wednesday. The woman had been posted at the Azizganj-based Bal Grih (Child Care Home) by the Social Welfare Department last year, Superintendent of Police Rajesh Dwivedi told PTI. According to her, the centre-in-charge, Nemchand, had been harassing her ever since, he said. Nemchand also allegedly made a video of her beating children and used it to blackmail her, the officer said. According to the FIR, Nemchand and his associate Mukesh Dixit allegedly threatened to get the woman terminated and raped her several times over the last one year. A video recently surfaced on social media, showing the woman hitting children. A week ago, the administration filed a complaint against her in connection with that incident, police said. The officer said Nemchand and Mukesh Dixit have been booked under charges of gang rape and criminal intimidation, and the woman sent for medical examination. Ten people, including four minors, were apprehended on Tuesday in connection with the gang rape of a 20-year-old woman at the famed Gopalpur beach in Odisha, police said. Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi also strongly condemned the gang rape incident and termed it a "crime against humanity". The National Commission of Women (NCW) sought a report on the incident which has sparked an outrage across the state. The incident happened on Sunday night when the woman, an undergraduate student at a private college, went to the beach along with her boyfriend, who is a classmate, on the occasion of the Raja festival, police said. Taking suo motu cognisance of the matter, NCW chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar asked the Odisha DGP to submit an action taken report within three days and directed the immediate arrest of all the remaining accused, a swift and time-bound investigation, and provision of free medical and psychological support to the survivor. "Compensation must be ensured to the victim under Section 396 of the BNSS," the NCW said in a social media post. The woman, in her complaint lodged at the Gopalpur police station, alleged that when they were sitting at an isolated place on the beach, a group of 10 people approached them, rounded up her boyfriend and took turns to rape her.
The Print
17-06-2025
- The Print
10 arrested in gang rape of 20-year-old woman at Odisha beach
The woman, in her complaint lodged at the Gopalpur police station, alleged that when they were sitting at an isolated place on the beach, a group of 10 people approached them, rounded up her boyfriend and took turns to rape her. The incident happened on Sunday night when the woman, an undergraduate student at a private college, went to the beach along with her boyfriend, who is her classmate, on the occasion of the Raja festival, they said. Bhubaneswar/Berhampur, Jun 17 (PTI) Ten people were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the gang rape of a 20-year-old woman at the famed Gopalpur beach in Odisha, police said. 'Initially, seven people were detained for interrogation. Later, all 10 accused were arrested,' a police officer told PTI. The accused were nabbed while they were trying to flee to another state, he said. Medical examination of the survivor has been conducted, he added. Police said the survivor lived in a private mess along with three other women. Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said she has spoken to SP Saravana Vivek M and has ordered a thorough investigation and necessary steps to ensure that such incidents do not happen in the future. The incident sent shockwaves across the state as tourists from far-off places visit the beach in the Ganjam district. PTI COR BBM AAM AAM SOM This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
Mint
17-06-2025
- Politics
- Mint
Odisha shocker! College student gang-raped, boyfriend tied up at famed Gopalpur beach; 4 minors among 10 arrested
In a shocking incident, a 20-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped at the famed Gopalpur beach in Ganjam district of Odisha. Ten people, including four minors, were detained on Tuesday in connection with the incident. According to the police, the heinous incident took place on Sunday night when the woman, an undergraduate student at a private college, went to the beach along with her boyfriend, who is a classmate, on the occasion of the Raja festival. The victim in her complaint alleged that when she and her friend were sitting at an isolated place on the beach, a group of 10 people approached them, rounded up her boyfriend and took turns to rape her. 'Initially, seven people were detained for interrogation. Later, all 10 accused were arrested,' a police officer told PTI. The accused were nabbed while they were trying to flee to another state, he added. SP Saravana Vivek M said: 'While three people raped the woman in turns, seven others were providing them protection.' 'A special police team has been formed to probe the case. Police will request the court to treat the minors as adults as they were involved in a heinous crime,' he said. The woman's medical examination has been conducted. The victim lived in a private mess along with three other women. The horrific incident has sent shockwaves across the state as tourists from far-off places visit the Gopalpur beach. Meanwhile, Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida said she has spoken to SP Saravana Vivek M and has ordered a thorough probe and necessary steps to ensure that such incidents do not take place in future. Leader of the Opposition Naveen Patnaik termed the incident "deeply shocking". "The news of the gang rape at Gopalpur beach, a major tourist destination in Odisha, is deeply shocking and has left everyone shaken. It is strongly condemned. The safety of women in tourist destinations has been questioned," he said. "The government should be vigilant in preventing the increasing atrocities against women every day. The government should take strict steps to ensure the safety and security of women in the state," he added.
