Seven individuals were arrested by Odisha police after an Army officer and his fiancée were reportedly assaulted by miscreants. The government has suspended five police officials and called for a judicial probe into the matter.

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, former Army chief general (retired) VK Singh and several others reacted strongly to the alleged torture of an Indian Army officer and “sexual assault” of his fiancée inside a police station in Odisha's Bhubaneswar.

The Odisha Police Association has urged the immediate withdrawal of suspension orders for five policemen allegedly involved in the torture of an Army officer and the sexual harassment of his fiancée.

The arrested individuals include Rakesh Naik, Abhilash Sawant, Aman Kumar, Aditya Ranjan Behra, Akash Padhiyari, Harish Manta, and Ashish Kumar. The investigation is ongoing.

The video surfaced days after an Army officer and his fiancee, Ankita Pradhan, alleged that they were subjected to sexual and physical abuse by cops at the Bharatpur Police Station in Bhubaneswar where they had gone to file a complaint in connection with the late-night attack.

Rahul Gandhi said that crimes against women have become completely uncontrolled and unbridled under the BJP government.