A video of a girl being misbehaved with by the owner of a girls’ hostel at Gourpada here has been made viral, following which four persons were arrested by police.
The arrestees were identified as Rabinarayan Chhatar, Bimbadhar Mallick, Subodh Meher and Jagannath Chattar, who were produced before court.
The accused were arrested after a written complaint was registered by the victim’s father at the Bargarh police station.
Sources said the girl had recorded the video of the incident which was presented as evidence before the police. But later, the accused had circulated the video.
“Two cases have been registered under Section 292 IPC and the IT Act 67. We have arrested four people in connection with the case,” said Bargarh PS IIC Bibhuti Bhushan Bhoi.
Meanwhile, police have formed a team and launched an investigation into the case to nab the other accused involved in the case.