Teen alleges gang rape on I-Day in Odisha, cops arrest four

The girl alleged she was attacked while on her way back home from an Independence day celebration at her college.

Four people were arrested on Thursday for allegedly raping a teen girl on August 15 while she was on her way back from an Independence Day programme in Odisha’s Ganjam district.

A poster protesting against rape is mounted on a wall in Shimla. (Deepak Sansta/HT File Photo)

The incident took place near a river in Bhanjanagar when the intermediate student, aged around 17 years, was returning home from her college at Belaguntha, police said.

On the basis of her complaint, four people – aged between 20 and 25 years – were arrested, said the inspector in-charge of Bhanjanagara police station, Aswin Kumar Sahu.

Medical examination of the girl and accused persons was conducted, he added.