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Five teachers of a backstage schoolhouse were arrested connected Saturday (February 21, 2026) for allegedly raping a 13-year-old miss successful Odisha’s Kendrapara district, constabulary said.
The arrests were made aft the begetter of the people 7 pupil and the territory kid payment committee lodged abstracted complaints astatine the Rajkanika constabulary station, alleging that the accused teachers had raped the minor, a elder serviceman said.
The parents of the pupil approached the territory kid payment committee aft their girl accused the teachers of abusing her sexually for a agelong period, helium said.
The committee initially investigated the allegation and brought the substance to the Rajkanika constabulary station, an authoritative said.
“A ailment was lodged connected February 18. After a 48-hour-long investigation, we referred the lawsuit to the constabulary for ineligible action," kid payment committee subordinate Swagatika Patra said.
The sheet besides directed the territory acquisition serviceman to transportation retired a abstracted probe into the allegation, she said.
"Based connected the 2 complaints, the connection of the miss was recorded successful accordance with ineligible provisions. The accused persons and the unfortunate person undergone aesculapian examinations. The accused teachers were arrested connected the ground of the preliminary investigation. Further probe is underway," Rajkanika constabulary presumption inspector-in-charge Sanjay Mallick said.
Opposition BJD submitted a memorandum to the Kendrapara SP and demanded stringent punishment of the culprits.
