Six youths arrested for assaulting a girl student in Cuttack: Police

Six youths were arrested over allegations of sexually assaulting a 19-year-old girl in Cuttack over several days, Odisha police said.

Officials said the 19-year-old student was invited by her male friend to celebrate her birthday at a cafe in Purighat area during Dussehra holidays. The youth allegedly sexually assaulted her at the cafe and the entire attack was secretly filmed by the cafe owner, the official added.

The suspect then used the video to blackmail the girl. The girl was then sexually assaulted by the suspect’s friends at a house in the Barang area. This act was recorded and used to blackmail the girl.

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The entire incident came to light after a relative of the girl saw her with the suspect.

Based on the girl’s complaint, the police initiated an investigation and referred the suspects to the court after arrest.

They have registered a case under Section 3 of the SC/ST Atrocities Prevention Act, Sections 70, 351 and 296 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The police have also invoked Section 67(A) of the IT Act.

Police recovered the videos from their mobile phones and the devices were sent to the State Forensic Science Laboratory, Bhubaneswar for examination.

The chat messages showed that it was a girl be forced.