Odisha Crime Branch seeks TI parade
BERHAMPUR: Continuing its investigation into the Gopalpur beach gangrape case, the Crime Against Women and Children Wing (CAW & CW) of the Odisha Crime Branch on Thursday moved the Judicial Magistrate First Class (Rural) Court in Berhampur seeking permission to conduct test identification (TI) parade of the 10 accused and police remand of the six adult suspects.
Police said prime accused Pramod Nayak (23) of Hiundata village in Purushottampur, was jailed in two separate cases – attempt to murder and making bombs – a few years back. He was a BTech dropout and worked at an electronics factory in Bengaluru. He recently returned home on leave.
Pramod and other accused including four juveniles were arrested late in the night on June 15 (Sunday), a few hours after allegedly gang-raping the 20-year-old, a Plus Three student, at Gopalpur beach.
