The incident occurred on Chandaka Road, on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar. The Army Major Gurvansh Singh and his fiancée, who were allegedly "hounded" and "abused" by the group, approached the Bharatpur police station, urging the police to take immediate action to apprehend the suspects. — DC Image

The video surfaced days after an Army officer and his fiancee, Ankita Pradhan, alleged that they were subjected to sexual and physical abuse by cops at the Bharatpur Police Station in Bhubaneswar where they had gone to file a complaint in connection with the late-night attack.

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, former Army chief general (retired) VK Singh and several others reacted strongly to the alleged torture of an Indian Army officer and “sexual assault” of his fiancée inside a police station in Odisha's Bhubaneswar.

Seven individuals were arrested by Odisha police after an Army officer and his fiancée were reportedly assaulted by miscreants. The government has suspended five police officials and called for a judicial probe into the matter.

Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo on Saturday said the recent "sexual assault" incident at Bharatpur Police Station was being "politicised" and asserted that those found guilty would not be spared.

A day after it came to light that the friend of an Army officer was sexually harassed at a police station in Odisha's Bhubaneswar when she and the officer went to file a complaint about an attack on them by a few men,

The alleged assault of an Army officer and molestation of his fiancée by cops in Bharatpur police station of Bhubaneswar has sparked outrage across the country. The Army officer's fiancée claimed she was tortured by Bhubaneswar police at Bharatpur station while attempting to file a complaint against hooligans.

The Army officer and his fiancée had approached Bharatpur police station to file a complaint about road rage. However, what followed was a harrowing experience for the couple.

Odisha police suspended five officers after a woman alleged sexual harassment while in custody with her Army officer friend.