Gopalpur Gangrape Case: Odisha Crime Branch To Take Six Accused On One-Day Remand
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The Crime Branch may recreate the crime scene as part of its evidence-gathering process.
To ensure expedited justice, the case will be heard in a fast-track court.
The victim had gone to the beach along with a male friend to celebrate the Raja festival. The perpetrators after overpowering her friend, sexually assaulted her.
Ganjam, Jun 24: The Odisha Crime Branch will take six accused in the Gopalpur beach gangrape case on one-day remand after receiving court approval.
The accused, Kunal Pradhan of Patapur (Belaguntha PS), Babulal Dalai and Laxman Pradhan from Barupada (Hinjili PS), Om Pradhan from Sikiri, Deepak Tarai, and Pramod Nayak of Purushottampur, will be taken into custody.
The Crime Branch may recreate the crime scene as part of its evidence-gathering process.
To ensure expedited justice, the case will be heard in a fast-track court.
According to the case details, the victim had gone to the beach along with a male friend to celebrate the Raja festival. The perpetrators after overpowering her friend, sexually assaulted her.
Reports said that the 10 youths, belonging to the Hinjili area of Ganjam district, reached the beach around 8 PM. Finding the couple alone on the beach at an isolated spot, they started misbehaving with them.
A few of them held the man captive while the others raped her. Worryingly, a few of the accused are minors.
The rapists and their accomplices while leaving the place also threatened the duo that they would face dire consequences if they filed any complaint with the police regarding the gang-rape.
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