A dawn-to-dusk bandh in Jeypore called by the BJP on Thursday demanding speedy justice for a gang-rape victim was successful.
The woman was gang-raped on December 25 with her husband being detained at gunpoint at Bramhani Gaon under the Jeypore Sadar police limits. A case has been registered by the Mahila Police in this connection.
While the family of the victim demands immediate arrest of the two accused, Opposition Congress and BJP have started agitation over the issue.
Congress workers led by Jeypore MLA Tara Prasad Bahinipati demonstrated before the SDPO office and demanded immediate arrest of the culprits and Rs 50-lakh compensation and a pucca house for the victim’s family.
Bahinipati also called a Koraput Bandh on January 7.
