Amid outrage over the harassment of minors in Bihar’s Jamui district, another similar case has surfaced in Odisha, where a tourist couple was allegedly intercepted and harassed while travelling to the Kapilash Temple in Dhenkanal district.
Police have detained two people in connection with the incident after a video of the alleged assault and harassment circulated widely on social media, news agency PTI reported. The incident took place on an isolated stretch of road leading to the famous Shiva temple atop the Kapilash hills, the report added. The couple was travelling on a motorcycle when they were allegedly stopped by a group of people. Police registered an FIR at Gondia Police Station after taking cognisance of the video and detained two people based on the preliminary investigation. The Odisha case comes days after a similar incident in Bihar’s Jamui district sparked widespread outrage. the incident came to light after clips of the alleged harassment, apparently recorded by one of the perpetrators, went viral on social media Although the victims did not lodge a police complaint.
With their arrests, the total number of people held in connection with the September 19 incident reached five.
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. Two accused in the harassment of a boy and a girl were nabbed by police on Tuesday following an encounter in which both were injured.
