New Delhi: A day after the photo of the suspect was released, the Odisha Police on Sunday arrested Prashant Pradhan, the main accused of the Pipili gang rape case.
In November, a 19-year-old girl was allegedly gang raped and strangulated at Pipili in Puri district, Odisha.
She has since remained in a coma. Only after a state human rights commission and High Court directive did the police finally register a case.
Odisha has been rocked by two other gang rapes this week. In Bhadrak, a 19-year-old college girl was allegedly gangraped and killed. And on Wednesday yet another 19-year-old was allegedly kidnapped and gang raped at Rajgangpur in Sundergarh district.
With the panchyat elections in the state just round the corner, the Opposition is all set to make these gang rape incidents an election issue. But it needs more than just initiating a judicial enquiry from the Odisha Chief Minister to win back the confidence of the people.
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