Odisha: 20-Year-Old College Student Gangraped On Gopalpur Beach; Police Detain 7

A horrific incident unfolded in Odisha's Gopalpur as a 20-year-old college student, who was strolling on the Gopalpur sea beach in Ganjam district on Sunday evening, was allegedly gang-raped by around 10 men who overpowered her male friend, police said on Monday.

A case was registered at the Gopalpur police station after the survivor, an undergraduate student of a private college, lodged an FIR on Monday. Speaking to PTI, Superintendent of Police (Berhampur) Saravana Vivek M said that at least seven persons suspected of their involvement in the crime were detained for interrogation,

After a preliminary investigation, the police revealed that the survivor, an undergraduate student at a private college in Ganjam. The incident took place on Sunday night when the woman went to the beach along with her boyfriend, on the occasion of the Raja festival. Saravana later said that the accused reportedly tied up her boyfriend and sexually assaulted her one by one.

The woman, in her complaint, said that when they were sitting at an isolated place, a group of 10 people approached them, detained her boyfriend and took turns to rape her.

The survivor has been sent to MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur for a medical examination, and the detained suspects will also undergo medical tests as part of the investigation.

The SP, along with other senior police officers, visited the spot for investigation.

"All the detained persons are adults and we are interrogating them from various angles," the SP added.

Another senior police officer said that the detained persons were not locals and had visited the beach on the occasion of the Raja festival.

Police said the medical test of the survivor and the detained persons would be conducted as part of the investigation.