Bhubaneswar

Police release sketches of main accused

Ubachak Mohanty

Failing to identify the culprits involved in the gangrape of a minor girl of Soro even after two weeks, the Baleswar police on Sunday released sketches of the prime accused prepared on the description of the victim and eyewitnesses.

The accused is dark complexioned and aged around 22 -25 years. He has curly hair style and is around 5.4 feet in height. Besides, he has pimples in his face and his forehead has an extra flesh growth.

The incident has triggered a public outrage and efficiency of police has been questioned. locals have demanded that the case be handed over to the Crime Branch police.

Though the SP and other senior police officials visited he village a number of times, yet no arrest has been made.

The alleged crime had been committed on an 11-year-old minor girl on June 28 evening. The victim of Talanagar area under the Soro police station had been found in semiconscious state near an over-bridge at around 8.30 pmabout 500 metre from her house after remaining missing for about 3 hours.

With injuries in her body, the victim had been admitted in the Soro CHC. Her mother lodged an FIR alleging that her daughter had been raped by unknown miscreants.

The victim, a Class VI student, had been picked up by two motorcycle- borne persons when she was playing in front her house along with other friends. The unknown duo asked for address of a carpenter, and when the victim told she knew, they took her along and committed the crime. As the girl didn’t return by evening, her mother lodged an FIR at the Soro police station.

“The sketches of the key accused have been released and efforts are on to identify and nab him,” said Soro IIC Parsuram Sahoo.