Odisha police inspector arrested over rape charges by SI colleague

An Odisha Police inspector has been arrested on charges of sexually exploiting a woman sub-inspector (SI) after allegedly assuring her of marriage

Updated on: Oct 23, 2025, 10:53:20 IST

By Debabrata Mohanty

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An Odisha Police inspector has been arrested on charges of sexually exploiting a woman sub-inspector (SI) after allegedly assuring her of marriage.

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Yashobant Acharya — a 2017-batch officer recently promoted as Inspector in-charge (IIC) and posted in Kalahandi — had reportedly been in a relationship with the woman officer for nearly eight years.

According to the complaint, Acharya and the woman SI got together around 2017 and had even visited her home with a marriage proposal. Their relationship grew stronger when she was posted at Kendrapara Town police station in 2018, when he allegedly promised to marry her.

Over the years, the two were allegedly also in a live-in relationship while the woman officer was posted in Ganjam, Gajapati and later in Bhubaneswar. However, the woman has alleged that Acharya forced her to undergo an abortion after she became pregnant.

The matter came to light after the woman discovered that Acharya was already married and had a son. Following her complaint, the Mahila Police in Bhubaneswar arrested Acharya on charges of rape and cheating.

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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

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