The Orissa High Court on Monday took suo moto cognizance of the issue pertaining to alleged custodial torture meted out to an Army official and his female lawyer friend in Bharatpur police

Cuttack: Taking suo motu cognisance of last week’s alleged assault of an Army officer and his fiancee at Bhubaneswar’s Bharatpur Police Station, the Orissa High Court Monday expressed shock and concern over the incident and restrained both mainstream media and social media from publishing the names and identification of the victims.

Bhubaneswar: The Orissa High Court has issued a directive prohibiting the publication of the names of the Army Major and his fiancée, who were allegedly assaulted by police personnel

Orissa High Court has issued a directive prohibiting the disclosure of the names of an Army Major and his fiancé

The incident reportedly took place on September 15 when the Army Major and the woman went to the Bharatpur police station to complain against some miscreants, who had harassed them while returning from a hotel late at night.