Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, former Army chief general (retired) VK Singh and several others reacted strongly to the alleged torture of an Indian Army officer and “sexual assault” of his fiancée inside a police station in Odisha's Bhubaneswar.

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi assured on Friday (20 September) that the culprits would face “exemplary punishment.” “Our government never hesitates to take action against the culprits. We are taking steps to give stringent punishment to the culprits,” Majhi told reporters in Keonjhar, Indian Express reported.

A day after it came to light that the friend of an Army officer was sexually harassed at a police station in Odisha's Bhubaneswar when she and the officer went to file a complaint about an attack on them by a few men,

The Crime Branch of the Odisha Police on Friday registered a case in connection with alleged sexual assault of an army officer’s fiancé in police custody, a officer said.

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has committed to taking stringent action against those involved in the alleged torture of an army officer and sexual assault of his fiancée at a police station.

Congress leaders condemned the Odisha incident involving the alleged assault of an army man and his fiancée, demanding accountability and justice.

Our government never hesitates to take action against the culprits. We are taking steps to give stringent punishment to the culprits,” Majhi told reporters in Keonjhar.

An army officer's fiancée has come forward with serious allegations, claiming she was sexually assaulted inside an Odisha police station.

The alleged assault of an Army officer and molestation of his fiancée by cops in Bharatpur police station of Bhubaneswar has sparked outrage across the country. The Army officer's fiancée claimed she was tortured by Bhubaneswar police at Bharatpur station while attempting to file a complaint against hooligans.

The Odisha Police Crime Branch registered a case on Friday related to the alleged sexual assault of an army officer’s fiancé while in police custody, a senior officer revealed. The case has been lodged against five police personnel from the Bharatpur Police Station in Bhubaneswar,