Odisha championship: 3 arrested for allegedly sexually abusing junior athlete

The boy’s mother alleged that the accused called her son to their room on Sunday on the pretext of giving him a lunch coupon but humiliated and sexually abused him.

Updated on: Apr 12, 2022, 00:25:31 IST

By Debabrata Mohanty

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BHUBANESWAR: Three athletes of Odisha participating in an ongoing state championship in Bhubaneswar were arrested on Monday after a junior athlete accused them of sexually abusing him, police said.

An FIR was lodged after the boy along with his mother met deputy commissioner of police Uma Shankar Dash alleging police inaction (Representational Image)

Police officials in Bhubaneswar said Suraj Thakur, Jagannath Das and Ashish Patra were arrested after a complaint filed by the mother of the junior athlete, a minor.

The accused have been booked under multiple provisions of the penal code including sections 342 (wrongful confinement), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.

The young athlete's mother told the police that the accused called her son to their room on Sunday on the pretext of giving him a lunch coupon but humiliated and sexually abused him.

However, the FIR was lodged after the boy along with his mother met deputy commissioner of police Uma Shankar Dash alleging police inaction. “On the basis of the complaint filed by the minor boy’s mother, an investigation is on. The inspector is the investigating officer while the zonal assistant commissioner of police is supervising the investigation,” said Dash.

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Debabrata Mohanty
Debabrata Mohanty is a senior assistant editor of Hindustan Times who works as state correspondent from Odisha covering the state's politics, governance, public policy, natural disasters, environment and its society for close to three decades. With his long years of reporting from the state capital of Bhubaneswar, Mohanty has been known as one of the most experienced and credible journalists covering Odisha for the national English dailies. His reporting combines on-ground detail with deep institutional knowledge detailing the state's changing politics, governance issues, administrative reforms and the functioning of its public institutions. He has regularly reported on issues ranging from legislative developments and public policy implementation. Politics is his core areas of expertise as he closely tracks Odisha's political landscape, including the rise and transformation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the two principal political parties in Odisha. His long association with the state's political establishment enables him to write on contemporary developments in a larger political context. Mohanty takes a deep interest in writing human interest stories, environmental issues and documenting the impact of cyclones, floods, heatwaves, and other climate-related events in one of the most disaster-prone states. His coverage extends to public health, governance reforms and stories on accountability of government institutions. Before joining Hindustan Times, Mohanty worked with The Indian Express, Mail Today, and The Telegraph, where he covered at least six general elections and as many assembly elections. In 2007, he was selected for the prestigious Chevening Young Indian Print Journalist Programme at the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, where he received advanced training in print journalism. In 2009 he won the Press Institute of India-International Committee of Red Cross award on conflict reporting for his on-ground reportage of 2008 Kandhamal riots.Read More