2 min learnBhubaneswarFeb 22, 2026 06:59 AM IST
Police in Odisha’s Kendrapara district on Saturday arrested 4 academics and a peon of a personal English medium college on costs of allegedly raping a category 7 scholar for over a yr.
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The incident got here to gentle after the minor sufferer narrated the ordeal to her mom final month, following which the household lodged a criticism with the Youngster Welfare Committee (CWC) on February 18.
CWC members visited the college a day after it acquired the criticism to inquire into the incident and handled the matter as “extremely delicate”. Police additionally registered a case underneath the Safety of Youngsters from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and different sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and initiated a probe.
Kendrapara SP Siddharth Kataria stated police have recorded the assertion of the sufferer and arrested 5 individuals related to the college, who’ve been named within the FIR. The accused might be forwarded to the courtroom on Sunday.
“Because it’s a delicate concern, we’re sending senior officers from the headquarters who’re a part of the crime towards girls staff to watch and supervise the investigation,” stated the SP.
Police sources stated all of the authorized processes are being adopted within the case.
As per the allegation, the lady was raped repeatedly by her academics for a protracted interval. It was additionally alleged that another academics, together with a lady, had been defending the accused.
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The accused additionally allegedly threatened the lady towards telling anybody in regards to the matter.
Whereas the household alleged that authorities on the college didn’t act on their criticism even after being knowledgeable of the matter, the principal of the college stated they got here to know in regards to the incident solely after the household lodged a criticism with the CWC.
“The details might be identified after an in depth investigation,” stated the principal.
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