Army officer, fiancée assault case: Orissa High Court grants bail to fiancé of Army captain
The Hindu
Orissa High Court grants bail to army captain's fiancé after custodial abuse, sparking national outrage and police suspensions.
Orissa High Court on Wednesday (September 18, 2024) granted bail to fiancé of an army captain, who was subjected to custodial abuse and arrested following a heated exchange with police personnel in Bharatpur police station in Bhubaneswar.
Arrest of the woman by Odisha police personnel had evoked massive reaction across the country. Both army captain and his lady friend had approached Bharatpur police station in Bhubaneswar to report about miscreants indulged in rash driving past midnight on Saturday.
Instead of attending to their complaint, police personnel allegedly gave them cold shoulder, leading to an altercation. The Captain was taken into custody and released following intervention by Army colleagues. However, his fiancé was beaten up severely by police personnel before her formal arrest. The Army had taken exceptions to ill-treatment of one of its officers at hand of police personnel.
Lt Gen Padam Singh Shekhawat, General officer commanding (GOC), for Madhya Bharat area. Administrative head for six states including Odisha on Wednesday met Odisha Director General of Police Y. B. Khurania to get briefed about police excess.
“I want to assure you that Army chief is personally monitoring this case. What we want that the action should be taken in accordance of rule of law. We cannot take law into our hand. The action of Odisha police has been in right direction. We hope DGP will take appropriate action and miscreants will be taken to the task,” said Lt General Shekhawat.
He urged ex-service personnel not to resort to agitation for long time as the case was being followed up peacefully.
Odisha police on Tuesday ordered an investigation by State Crime Branch. The victim had moved Orissa High Court seeking bail. The High Court had sought a detail report on injuries obtained from AIIMS-Bhubaneswar.
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