Jagatsingpur: Police drew flak from locals for their insensitivity as they made a minor rape victim stand for four hours at a stretch to record her statement. This was in connection with a gang-rape attempt on the 14-year-old girl from a village under Tirtol police limits in this district.
Two of the accused were remanded to judicial custody after the court rejected their bail pleas Monday. The two were Rashmiranjan Dash (22) of Tanrar village under Raghunathpur police limits and Chandramani Behera (21) of Kolta village under Tirtol police limits. A third arrested was a minor and hence produced in the juvenile court.
Locals said the insensitivity of the cops was a matter that the state human rights commission and women and children panels should take a serious note of. “This is a heinous act. This is a crime as worse as rape, and the cops deserve punishment,” the locals and activists demanded.
They said they would petition the chief minister and state home department on this matter.
