Even as the International Women’s Day was celebrated throughout the world and the people lavishly praised women in the social media for their success stories, a couple of incidents of women being subjected to violence came in from Ganjam and Balangir districts.
In Ganjam, it was alleged that the Gangapur police station Inspector-in-Charge severely thrashed a woman of Sanaborasingh village while investigating into a case. The victim woman was admitted to the hospital and reports said she has got fractures in her hand.
Similarly, in another incident in Balangir district, an Adivasi woman’s hair was cut and she was paraded on the streets of Paridiapalli village on the allegation of mobile phone theft. She was also beaten up.
The victim’s father has lodged a complaint with the local police and demanded stringent action against the accused. The police have lodged a case and are investigating into the incident.