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Odisha Horror: Brothers Try to Bury 5 Month Pregnant Teen Alive After Raping Her
JAGATSINGHPUR DISTRICT, ODISHA, INDIA, JUL 25 – Two brothers allegedly raped a minor repeatedly for a year, resulting in pregnancy, and attempted to bury her alive to hide the crime, police said. The third accused remains at large.
- On July 25, 2025, Odisha Police detained two siblings aged 60 and 58 in Jagatsinghpur, accused of repeatedly raping a minor girl for nearly a year and attempting to kill her.
- The arrest followed a complaint by the victim's father, who initially faced pressure from a local panchayat leader to suppress the case through bribes and threats.
- The victim, who lost her mother young and belongs to a poor family, is now seven months pregnant and receiving critical treatment at the district hospital; a third accused, Tulu Babu, is absconding.
- Police have filed charges against the two brothers and Tulu Babu under sections related to rape, the POCSO Act, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and are actively searching for the fugitive accused.
- The incident sparked opposition protests alleging law and order failure by the one-year-old BJP government, while BJP MLA Amarendra Das promised stringent action against the culprits.
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Odisha: Two brothers held for rape of minor in Jagatsinghpur
Paradip: Police have arrested two brothers in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district for allegedly raping a girl, an officer said on Friday. According to the complaint lodged by the victim’s father at Kujang police station, the two brothers, identified as Bhagyadhar Das (60) and Panchanan Das (58), had allegedly raped the minor for the last one year, and now she is seven months pregnant. The accused brothers were working at a mutt (ashram), which the m…
Odisha Police arrest two brothers for raping, attempting to bury pregnant teen
Paradip, Jul 25 (PTI) Odisha Police has arrested two brothers for allegedly gang-raping a 15-year-old girl for over a year and attempting to bury her alive after she became pregnant in Jagatsinghpur, an official said on Friday. According to the complaint lodged by the survivor’s father at Kujang police station, the brothers — Bhagyadhar (60) […]
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