A video showing a young couple being assaulted and harassed by a group of people in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district has surfaced on social media, days after a separate incident in Bihar involving the harassment of a boy and a girl triggered widespread outrage.
The Odisha incident reportedly took place on a road leading towards Kapilash, a popular tourist destination in Dhenkanal district. The couple had travelled to the area on a motorcycle when they were stopped by a group of people.
Police on Monday arrested three people and launched a search for others allegedly involved in the harassment of the two minors. The Odisha incident reportedly took place on a road leading towards Kapilash, a popular tourist destination in Dhenkanal district. The couple had travelled to the area on a motorcycle when they were stopped by a group of people. This incident took place days after the shocking assault on a minor boy and girl in Bihar’s Jamui.
Jamui Superintendent of Police Bishwajeet Dayal said the incident had taken place on the evening of September 19.
Pratap Dalei, the inspector-in-charge (IIC) of Gondia block told NDTV that the identities of some of the people involved in the incident have been established and strict action will be taken, pending an investigation. A Special Investigation Team headed by a woman police officer was conducting raids to identify and arrest all those allegedly involved, according to the police.
