Bhubaneswar: The Airfield Police Tuesday arrested a 55-year-old man for alleged sexual assault on a minor in the absence of her parents. The accused is identified as Dhadia Behera, a resident of Behera Sahi in the City. The complaint lodged by the nine-year-old victim’s parents alleged that Dhadia entered their house September 2 and sexually misbehaved with their daughter. “Dhadia threatened our daughter of physical assault if she would disclose the matter to anyone. We came to know it when we found our daughter to crying when we returned in the evening,” the minor’s father said. The police said that minor’s father is a painter while his mother works as a help in a private college. The police booked Dhadia under Sections 65 (2), 127 (2), 75 (1) and 351 (3) of BNS, and produced him before a local court Tuesday.
Man held for sexual assault
- Categories: Metro
- Tags: Sexual assault
Related Content
Odisha minister hopes ISKCON's Houston unit will drop ‘untimely’ Rath Yatra plan
By
Post News Network
November 2, 2024
Mango kernel deaths: Odisha govt says 2 women died of food poisoning
By
Post News Network
November 2, 2024
White tigress Rupa gives birth to four cubs at Nandankanan Zoo
By
Post News Network
November 2, 2024
Denizens protest as ‘Mo Bus’ accident leaves girl injured in Bhubaneswar
By
Post News Network
November 2, 2024
Subhadra Yojana: Third phase funds to be disbursed in November, says Odisha Deputy CM
By
Post News Network
November 2, 2024
Green Diwali with balloons
By
Post News Network
November 2, 2024