Kendrapara: A police constable posted at Tantiapala Marine police station has been arrested by Kendrapara Town police for allegedly assaulting and attempting to outrage the modesty of a woman reporter under the pretext of marriage.
According to SDPO Jyoti Ranjan Gauda, the 23-year-old reporter, a resident under Marshaghai police jurisdiction, filed a complaint Thursday stating that constable Smruti Ranjan Khuntia had assaulted and attempted to outrage her modesty February 1.
He allegedly even threatened her with dire consequences if she refused a physical relationship. Acting on the complaint, Kendrapara Town police registered a case and arrested the accused constable. Both the accused and the victim were sent for medical examination at the District Headquarters Hospital.
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Kendrapara SP Siddharth Kataria stated that the constable will be produced before the SDJM Court of Kendrapara and will be suspended for his alleged heinous act.