634 Views
Bargarh: More than a week after a 60-year-old private ladies hostel owner was arrested in Bargarh district on charges of sexually assaulting an inmate, the video clip of the molestation went viral on the social media.
On September 22, Bargarh police had arrested the accused, identified as Sudansu Padhi, for sexually assaulting the college girl. He had called the Plus Two student to store room of the hostel, hugged her and touched her inappropriately.
According to sources, more than 30 college girls were staying at the hostel and the accused used to molest them frequently after finding them alone. The girls could not report the matter to anyone due to the fear of humiliation.
Fed up with the harassment, the hostel girls later mustered courage and reportedly installed a secret camera in the store room of the hostel. When the accused molested the Plus II girl, the video was captured in the camera.
Subsequently, the hostel girls handed over the video clip to Town police and lodged a complaint against the accused. The police took the matter seriously and arrested the accused.
However, one week after the arrest of the accused, the video clip of the molestation went viral on the social media platforms.
Prasanta Patnaik