BJD cancelled the Bhubaneswar bandh planned for September 24, a day after it was called to protest the alleged custodial torture.

Buckling to mounting pressure amid nationwide outrage, the Odisha Government has ordered a judicial probe into the alleged custodial abuse of a serving Army officer and his fiancée in a Bhubaneswar police station on 15 September.

Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi met with the assaulted woman and her fiancé, an Army officer, promising a judicial inquiry and future protection. The CM assured zero tolerance towards crimes against women following the suspension of involved police officials.

BJD calls off Bhubaneswar bandh as Odisha govt orders judicial probe into custodial torture allegations involving Indian Army Major Gurvansh Singh. CM Mohan Majhi assures stern action.

Deputy CMs Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo and Pravati Parida, and two other Cabinet ministers also discussed the matter with the Army officer and his fiancée at the state guest house.

Congress MLA Sofia Firdous met victims of alleged police assault at Bharatpur Police Station, Bhubaneswar, and criticized the Odisha government. The incident triggered an official inquiry and calls for stringent action.

Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi has ordered a judicial inquiry into the alleged torture of an army officer and the sexual assault of his fiancée at Bharatpur police station in Bhubaneswar.

The alleged incident occurred on September 15 when the army officer, stationed in West Bengal, and his fiancée visited the Bharatpur police station to file a complaint about road rage, claiming they were harassed by local youths.

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday ordered a judicial inquiry into the alleged torture of an Army officer and the sexual assault of his fiancee at a police station here.

The incident happened when they had gone to lodge a complaint against miscreants who had waylaid them when they were returning home in Bhubaneswar on September 14.