Odisha govt will take appropriate action in Bhubaneswar gangrape case: Law Minister

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government will take appropriate action in the sensational Bhubaneswar gangrape case, informed Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan on Tuesday.

While speaking to the media persons today, Harichandan said that the state government has always taken immediate action in any of the crime cases including that of Berhampur Lawyer Pitabash Panda murder case or any crime related to the women. The accused were arrested immediately and are still facing legal action, he added.

In this gangrape case (Bhubaneswar) too, the state government will take appropriate action immediately. The government is also mulling over setting up special fast-track courts to deal with women-related cases so that the victim women get justice at the earliest possible time.

It is to be noted here that a 17-year-old was gangraped on the Daya riverbank under the Dhauli police station limits when she had gone to the area along with her male friend on December 10. A group of three miscreants reportedly attacked her friend him with sharp objects and stones and allegedly gangraped the girl before flee from the spot.

The matter came to the light only after the victim’s mother lodged a complaint on the following day. Based on which, police initiated an investigation and arrested two accused persons. Further efforts is still underway to nab the other accused who is still at large.