In a grisly case that broke out in Odisha, a 15-year-old female hockey player was rape-kidnapped by her hockey coach. Two ex coaches have also helped in the crime, police said Tuesday.
The victim, who was attacked on July 3, only made the complaint on Monday; PTI reported.
According to the testimony of the victim, the coach and his associates abducted her as she came home and moved her into a lodge where they raped her.
It was also alleged by the victim that the accused was threatening to kill the victim in case she revealed the incident to anyone or made any attempts to file complaint.
The complaint sent the police arresting four others upon knowledge of their involvement in the event, he said.
We have detained one coach in hockey and two ex-coaches. One of them raped the girl, and two others had helped him in the act and I have sent them on remand,” Jajpur Superintendent of Police Yashpratap Shrimal told PTI.
What is the accusation of the victim towards the Hockey Coaches?
In her complaint, the victim herself who was undergoing training in the Jajpur hockey stadium in the district headquarters town past two years claimed that on the evening of July 3, when she was going home, her coach and his two associates, allegedly kidnapped her and took her to a lodge and raped her there.
According to the girl, the people that committed the crime had threatened that they would kill her ought to she tell anyone about it.
In the meantime, according to the complaint, the police lodged a case under different sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and section 6 (rape) of the Protection of Children against Sexual Offenses (POCSO) act.
The other detained person was released as his involvement in the crime was not found till now, he said, adding, “We are continuing the investigation into the case.”
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