The owner of a mess in the Basudevpur area of Bhadrak district was arrested on Sunday in connection with the death of a girl inmate, who was found dead on January 20. The arrestee was identified as Pratap Dangua. The deceased, a Plus Three first year student, had been found lying on the railway track in Basudevpur . She was rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital, where doctor declared her dead.
While police had registered an unnatural death case following a preliminary investigation, a new twist emerged when a video showing the mess owner sexually exploiting and molesting the girl surfaced on social media and went viral.
But the accused refuted the allegation saying that he is being framed. He further accused the girl of violating the rules of the mess by talking to her friends outside the mess for hours.