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Hans India
3 days ago
- Hans India
clinic owner held on rape charge
Berhampur: A 47-year-old man, who is the owner of a private clinic in Berhampur, was arrested on the charge of raping a nursing aspirant in an apartment here, police said. The accused was arrested on Tuesday by Baidyanathpur police. The police also arrested two other women, aged 21 years and 50 years, on the charge of assisting the accused to rape the 17-year-old girl on Monday, a police officer said. The girl was working in the clinic of the accused and her father had been assured that the owner would facilitate the survivor to study BSC Nursing. He had also promised to provide free accommodation to the girl during her course, the officer Monday, he took the girl to a room in the apartment where women assistants of the accused gave her some water. After drinking it, she felt dizzy. The accused took her to the bedroom and allegedly raped her. Later, the survivor went to her aunt's house and narrated the incident following which the FIR was lodged. A case was registered under different sections of the BNS and POCSO Act against the accused, Berhampur SP Saravana Vivek M said. Prima facie, it appeared that the accused was a fake doctor with a fake homoeopathy degree and ran the clinic. Investigation is underway, the SP said. The incident came close on the heels of the June 15 alleged gang-rape of a college student at Gopalpur in the same district.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Time of India
Clinic owner held for raping teen in Ganjam
Berhampur: Police on Tuesday arrested a 47-year-old owner of a private clinic for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl in Ganjam district on Monday. Two women, aged 21 and 50, were also arrested for allegedly assisting the accused in the heinous crime. Police said the family members of the teen left her with the accused after he assured them he would help her study BSc (Nursing). He also assured to provide her free accommodation, police said. On Monday, he took the girl to a room in an apartment. One of the female accomplices offered water to the girl. After drinking water, she felt weak but was able to talk. The accused took her to the bedroom and allegedly raped her, police said. You Can Also Check: Bhubaneswar AQI | Weather in Bhubaneswar | Bank Holidays in Bhubaneswar | Public Holidays in Bhubaneswar Later the gir narrated her ordeal to her aunt. "A case was registered under different sections of the BNS and Pocso Act against the accused after her aunt lodged a complaint," said SP (Berhampur) Saravana Vivek M. He said prima facie evidence suggests the accused was a fake homeopathic doctor who ran a clinic. Investigation is on to verify the qualifications of the accused.
Hans India
20-06-2025
- Hans India
CB team visits crime spot for 2nd day, collects evidence
Bhubaneswar: The 10 accused, w ho allegedly raped a college student at Gopalpur on June 15, also extorted Rs 1,000 from the victim and her male companion after the sexual assault, investigators said on Thursday. The prime accused, a B Tech dropout who was out on bail in an attempt to murder case, had come to Odisha from Bengaluru where he worked in a factory. The gang-rape case, which sparked nationwide outrage, is currently being investigated by the CID Crime Branch. Personnel of Gopalpur police earlier arrested the 10 accused, including four minors. A CID team, led by Crime Against Women and Children Wing IG, S Shyni, visited the place of occurrence for the second consecutive day on Thursday. Police said the team collected pieces of evidence like samples of sand, cigarette stubs and several other materials used by the accused persons and the 20-year-old victim. The investigating team also has a plan to collect DNA samples of all the 10 accused who are residents of three villages under two police station areas. The victim's male companion, who is the lone witness to the crime, was also questioned, and his statement was recorded both in audio and video format, police said. The Crime Against Women and Children Wing has also spoken to the victim and counselled her. It was alleged that three persons raped her in turns and the others captured her male companion. The police said all 10 arrested accused were between 17 and 24 years of age and the prime accused is a B Tech dropout having criminal records. Berhampur SP Saravana Vivek M said the prime accused, 23-year-old Pramod Nayak, hailed from a village under Purusottampur police station area. He was working at an electronic goods factory near Bengaluru and had come to his village on leave. He was out on bail in an attempt to murder case and booked in a bomb-making matter registered at Puroruttampur police station, the SP said. The police, in a statement, said that on Sunday, Nayak asked his friends to go to Gopalpur. After reaching Gopalpur on three motorbikes around 3.30 pm, they bathed in the sea and came to an isolated spot at 6 pm, half an hour before the couple arrived there. They assaulted the man and raped the woman around 8 pm, the statement said. Post-assault, the accused persons extorted Rs 1,000 from the survivor and her male friend through cash and UPI, it said. Meanwhile, the police prayed that the Juvenile Justice Board treat the four minor boys involved in the crime as adults for trial.
The Print
19-06-2025
- The Print
Prime accused with criminal records extorted Rs 1,000 from victim post gang rape in Gopalpur: Police
The gang rape case, which sparked nationwide outrage, is currently being investigated by the CID Crime Branch. Personnel of Gopalpur police earlier arrested the 10 accused including four minors. A CID team led by Crime Against Women and Children Wing IG, S Shyni, visited the place of occurrence for the second consecutive day on Thursday. The prime accused, a B Tech dropout who was out on bail in an attempt to murder case, had come to Odisha from Bengaluru where he worked in a factory, they said. Bhubaneswar, Jun 19 (PTI) The 10 accused, who allegedly raped a college student at Gopalpur on June 15, also extorted Rs 1,000 from the victim and her male companion after the sexual assault, investigators said on Thursday. Police said the team collected pieces of evidence like samples of sand, cigarette stubs and several other materials used by the accused persons and the 20-year-old victim. The investigating team also has a plan to collect DNA samples of all the 10 accused who are residents of three villages under two police station areas. The victim's male companion who is the lone witness to the crime was also questioned, and his statement was recorded both in audio and video format, police said. The Crime Against Women and Children Wing has also spoken to the victim and counselled her. It was alleged that three people raped her in turns and the others captured her male companion. The police said that all 10 arrested accused were between 17 to 24 years of age and the prime accused is a B Tech dropout having criminal records. Berhampur SP Saravana Vivek M said that the prime accused, 23-year-old Pramod Nayak, hailed from a village under Purusottampur police station area. He was working at an electronic goods factory near Bengaluru and had come to his village on leave. He was out on bail in an attempt to murder case and booked in a bomb-making matter registered at Puroruttampur police station, the SP said. The police in a statement said that on Sunday (June 15), Nayak asked his friends to go to Gopalpur. After reaching Gopalpur on three motorbikes around 3.30 pm, they bathed in the sea and came to an isolated spot at 6 pm, half an hour before the couple arrived there. They assaulted the man and raped the woman around 8 pm, the statement said. Post-assault, the accused persons extorted Rs 1,000 from the survivor and her male friend through cash and UPI, it said. Meanwhile, the police prayed that the Juvenile Justice Board treat the four minor boys involved in the crime be treated as adults for trial. PTI AAM NN This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
Hindustan Times
19-06-2025
- Hindustan Times
Prime accused with criminal records extorted ₹1,000 from victim post gang rape in Gopalpur: Police
Bhubaneswar, The 10 accused, who allegedly raped a college student at Gopalpur on June 15, also extorted ₹1,000 from the victim and her male companion after the sexual assault, investigators said on Thursday. The prime accused, a B Tech dropout who was out on bail in an attempt to murder case, had come to Odisha from Bengaluru where he worked in a factory, they said. The gang rape case, which sparked nationwide outrage, is currently being investigated by the CID Crime Branch. Personnel of Gopalpur police earlier arrested the 10 accused including four minors. A CID team led by Crime Against Women and Children Wing IG, S Shyni, visited the place of occurrence for the second consecutive day on Thursday. Police said the team collected pieces of evidence like samples of sand, cigarette stubs and several other materials used by the accused persons and the 20-year-old victim. The investigating team also has a plan to collect DNA samples of all the 10 accused who are residents of three villages under two police station areas. The victim's male companion who is the lone witness to the crime was also questioned, and his statement was recorded both in audio and video format, police said. The Crime Against Women and Children Wing has also spoken to the victim and counselled her. It was alleged that three people raped her in turns and the others captured her male companion. The police said that all 10 arrested accused were between 17 to 24 years of age and the prime accused is a B Tech dropout having criminal records. Berhampur SP Saravana Vivek M said that the prime accused, 23-year-old Pramod Nayak, hailed from a village under Purusottampur police station area. He was working at an electronic goods factory near Bengaluru and had come to his village on leave. He was out on bail in an attempt to murder case and booked in a bomb-making matter registered at Puroruttampur police station, the SP said. The police in a statement said that on Sunday , Nayak asked his friends to go to Gopalpur. After reaching Gopalpur on three motorbikes around 3.30 pm, they bathed in the sea and came to an isolated spot at 6 pm, half an hour before the couple arrived there. They assaulted the man and raped the woman around 8 pm, the statement said. Post-assault, the accused persons extorted ₹1,000 from the survivor and her male friend through cash and UPI, it said. Meanwhile, the police prayed that the Juvenile Justice Board treat the four minor boys involved in the crime be treated as adults for trial.
