To date, 5 folks have been arrested within the case.
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Odisha Police on Wednesday (August 13, 2025) arrested 4 extra individuals for his or her involvement within the gang rape of a schoolgirl in Kendrapara district.
With this, the entire variety of arrests within the case has risen to 5.
Police on Tuesday (August 12, 2025) arrested a relative of the survivor, who allegedly lured her to a secluded location, the place she was assaulted by the 5 males.
All 5 have been booked below varied sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Safety of Youngsters from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Whereas the prime accused has already been despatched to jail after a neighborhood court docket rejected the bail utility, the 4 others shall be produced in court docket later within the day, police stated.
Police stated the accused additionally recorded the assault on video.
In response to the FIR, the survivor alleged that her relative visited their residence on Raksha Bandhan (August 9, 2025) and supplied to take her to a temple in a close-by village.
As an alternative, she was taken to a abandoned spot, the place 4 others have been ready, and was raped.
“It appeared that the crime was pre-planned and the relative of the woman was the principle accused,” a police officer stated.
The accused allegedly threatened her with dire penalties if she revealed the incident to her household.
The survivor’s assertion was recorded on Wednesday (August 13, 2025) within the presence of a Justice of the Peace, an officer added.
Revealed – August 13, 2025 03:31 pm IST