The girl alleged that she was sold to two families in Jhansi and subjected to sexual assault by multiple men over a period of nearly two years.
The BJD alleged that nine custodial deaths were reported in the past year matching the total number recorded over the preceding four years
GRP constable Soumya Ranjan Swain was allegedly tied to a pole and beaten to death by a mob in Bhingarpur-Kaja in the Balianta police station area on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar on May 7
A key eyewitness has levelled serious allegations, claiming that the assault took place in the presence of police