Bhubaneswar, Sept 20: The Crime Branch registered a criminal case against five police officer of Bharatpur police station, for allegedly harassing and misbehaving with an Army officer and his fiancee.

Based on a written complaint filed by the Major, the Crime Branch registered a criminal case against the accused cops of Bharatpur police station.

Earlier, DGP YB Khurania ordered a Crime Branch probe on Tuesday, and hours later, three police personnel, including Inspector-in-Charge Dinakrushna Mishra, were removed from their posts to facilitate a fair investigation.

Notably, the incident occurred on September 14 night when Major and his fiancee were travelling by car from Patia. They were allegedly stopped and harassed by hooligans who came in two cars. When the Major and his fiancee went to Bharatpur police station to file a complaint about the road rage incident, they were allegedly assaulted and humiliated at Bharatpur police station.

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