The Odisha government suspended a police officer who allegedly kicked, slapped and sexually assaulted a serving army officer's fiance woman accompanying an army officer. The duo had visited the police station to lodge a complaint of a road rage.

( MENAFN - IANS) Bhubaneswar, Sep 20 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday asserted that the state government has already entrusted the matter of the alleged assault on an army Officer and his fiance by cops at Bharatpur Police station in Bhubaneswar on September 15 to Crime Branch of Odisha for investigation.

The alleged assault of an Army officer and molestation of his fiancée by cops in Bharatpur police station of Bhubaneswar has sparked outrage across the country. The Army officer's fiancée claimed she was tortured by Bhubaneswar police at Bharatpur station while attempting to file a complaint against hooligans.

Our government never hesitates to take action against the culprits. We are taking steps to give stringent punishment to the culprits,” Majhi told reporters in Keonjhar.

The fiancé of an army captain, was allegedly assaulted by police in Bhubaneswar. claims mistreatment and violence after seeking help. The woman claims police officers mistreated her when she sought help while her fiancé lodged a formal complaint against the police.

Amidst the ongoing controversy over the alleged assault of an Indian Army officer of the Sikh Regiment Major Gurvansh Singh and the sexual harassment of his fiancé at Bharatpur police station, contrasting differences have emerged from the statements of Bhubaneswar DCP Prateek Singh and the lady victim.

The Odisha Chief Minister's Office has ordered an expedited Crime Branch investigation following allegations of misconduct and assault on a serving Army officer and a woman inside Bharatpur Police Station,

The Congress party on Friday condemned the alleged sexual assault on the fiancée of an army officer at a police station in Odisha, where the woman had gone for help. Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha,

Bhubaneswar: As the opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Congress mounted on Friday attack on the Odisha government on the alleged assault of an Indian Army officer of the Sikh Regiment, Major Gurvansh Singh and “sexual harassment” of his fiancée at Bharatpur Police Station by some cops,

Amid nationwide outrage and sharp attack from the Opposition and ex-servicemen, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday said that the state government is taking the custodial abuse case involving the Army officer and his fiancée seriously.