4 arrested in Puri girl sexual assault case

Puri: The police have arrested the accused in the sexual assault of a Puri girl case today. Besides him, three others have also been arrested from Andhra Pradesh today.

According to information,  a young girl was sexually assaulted by a group of men on Friday near the Baliharchandi temple in Brahmagiri of Puri district. She had gone with her male friend in the afternoon to visit the shrine.

The local youths of the nearby Chandiput village clicked their photographs and videos and blackmailed them to give money. When the girl and her friend denied money, the local youth sexually assaulted the girl.

Based on the complaint lodged by the girl, the police arrested three people and were searching for the mastermind. He was finally arrested today.

The police are investigating the matter after arresting the four of them under the relevant sections of BNS.