Three persons were arrested for allegedly raping a 15-year-old hockey trainee in Odisha’s Jajpur district, police said on Tuesday.
While the incident occurred at a local lodge on July 3, it came to the fore on Monday, July 21, after the minor filed a complaint at Jajpur Town Police Station.
The minor girl, in her complaint, alleged that her coach and his two associates abducted her when she was returning home on July 3 evening and raped her in a lodge, a senior police officer said.
After receiving the complaint, police immediately rushed into action and detained four people for their alleged involvement in the incident, the officer said.
Jajpur Superintendent of Police Yashpratap Shrimal, said, “We have arrested one hockey coach and two former coaches. One of them has raped the girl, and the two others assisted him in the crime.”
One person, who was detained, has been released by the police as no evidence of his involvement in the incident was found, he said, adding, “We are continuing investigation into the case.”
The girl has been undergoing training at the Jajpur hockey stadium in the district headquarters town for the past two years.
Earlier on July 3 evening, when the minor girl was going home, her coach and his two associates allegedly abducted her. They took her to a lodge and sexually assaulted her there, the complainant said.
The girl claimed that the perpetrators of the crime had allegedly threatened to murder her minor if she revealed the incident to anyone.
On the complaint, the police registered a case under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and section 6 (rape) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
The SP said that the medical examination of the girl was conducted on Monday while the process is on for the tests of the accused persons.
The three accused persons will be forwarded to court on Tuesday, he said.
The police added that the survivor’s statement has been recorded before the district court, and legal proceedings are underway.
