Odisha: The alleged assault and sexual harassment of an Indian Army Major and his fiancée by five policemen at Bharatpur Police Station in the national capital has raised questions on the role of Odisha Police. The main problems include the silence of the Police Commissioner and the delay in taking action against the culprits. This tragic incident has become a stain on the Odisha Police and is in the good books of the people of Odisha. People had great faith in the Commissionerate Police, but the alleged police brutality raises serious questions on the professionalism of the khaki-clad officers. The entire incident also needs reform so that no common man has to go through what happened to the Major of the Indian Army’s Sikh Regiment and his fiancée in Odisha. Major reform is needed in police conduct but questions are being raised on the role of the Police Commissioner in hushing up the incident. 1. Why is the Police Commissioner silent on this matter till now? 2. Why has the Romeo, who carried out the entire incident by standing on the roadside, not been arrested till now? 3. Why did it take so long to register a case against the street Romeo who allegedly abused and assaulted the couple before taking them to the Bharatpur police station?
- Why did the police take action only after the Odisha DGP intervened?
- Why did the police allegedly try to look at the incident from a different perspective?
- Why did the Commissionerate Police allegedly try to put the blame directly on the Indian Army Major and his fiancée?
These are some of the questions being asked by the people of Odisha which raise serious doubts over the role of the Commissionerate Police in this entire matter.
