Bhubaneswar: The state Crime Branch lifted four accused persons for interrogation Monday morning in connection with the much-debated minor girl rape case in Bhubaneswar.
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According to official sources, the detainees are Aniruddha Panda and Krushna Chandra Behera who are employees of a private news channel and two security guards who were engaged there.
Notably, an FIR was lodged against them by the mother of the minor victim girl at Infocity police station in Bhubaneswar.
The four persons are presently being interrogated at the Crime Branch’s headquarters in Cuttack. They are expected to be produced before a local court today after confirmation of their arrest.
Notably, Crime Branch took over the investigation last October 8. The FIR regarding the incident was lodged August 30. The case was earlier being investigated by the Commissionerate Police.
In her complaint, the woman had alleged that some employees of the private channel and police personnel were involved in the crime.
PNN