Odisha cop interrogated over sexual abuse cost
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JAJPUR: The police have launched an investigation into alleged sexual harassment of a lady by a senior officer in Odisha’s Jajpur district, an official mentioned on Sunday.
The girl, a resident of Katikata village, had gone to the Jhumpuri outpost together with her members of the family to complain about some locals in reference to a land dispute case on March 16 and was sexually abused by the officer-in-charge there, Jajpur Superintendent of Police Rahul PR mentioned.
Subsequently, she lodged a grievance in opposition to the police officer with the SP’s workplace on March 31.
The girl alleged that the OC of the police outpost had requested her members of the family to attend outdoors his room and enquired about her private life.
She accused the officer of searching for sexual favours in return for registering her grievance.
“We have formed a special team comprising Additional Superintendent of Police Bauribandhu Behera, Mangalpur Police Station IIC Asit Ranjan Mohanty and a woman officer to probe the matter,” the Jajpur SP mentioned.
The investigation is underway, he mentioned.
The members of the crew interrogated the accused and visited the girl’s home, Behera mentioned.
