‘Dragged by hair, assaulted’: Mom-son accuse Odisha Police of custodial torture, girl cop suspended | India Information
2 min learnCould 28, 2026 08:08 PM IST
A lady police inspector was suspended and a departmental probe ordered after she and different workers at a police station in Odisha’s Kendrapada had been accused of custodial torture.
An official order stated inspector in cost Sandhyarani Jena was suspended for gross misconduct and dereliction of responsibility after a 55-year-old girl and her 31-year-old son lodged a custodial torture grievance with the sub-divisional police officer (SDPO), Pattamundai.
Based on the duo, this adopted a grievance by their estranged father over a “home dispute”. “Our father was a religious follower of a guru and has lived aside for a yr. He’s a strict vegetarian and disliked our meals decisions. He additionally ceaselessly accuses us of harassment and lodged a police grievance to compel us to vacate our house,” the girl’s eldest son instructed The Indian Categorical.
The duo was allegedly referred to as to the police station on Could 25. “After an hour of dialogue, the police requested us to signal an settlement stating that my brother and I’d vacate the home. Once we objected, my youthful brother and mom had been brutally assaulted. My mom was dragged by her hair, disrobed, and her vermillion (sindoor) forcibly wiped off,” the elder son stated.
The girl’s second son was allegedly locked inside a bathroom, assaulted and compelled to signal a clean paper. “The police even threatened to arrest my youthful brother. We had been detained until midnight,” the primary son stated, including that his brother’s cell phone was “seized” by police.
The 2 victims had been admitted to a area people well being centre in Rajnagar for remedy of accidents.
Whereas the suspended officer couldn’t be contacted for remark, Kendrapada SP Siddharth Kataria stated an impartial departmental probe was trying into the allegations.
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