Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, former Army chief general (retired) VK Singh and several others reacted strongly to the alleged torture of an Indian Army officer and “sexual assault” of his fiancée inside a police station in Odisha's Bhubaneswar.

Odisha Police Friday detained seven people, including five engineering students in connection with the scuffle involving an Army officer late Sunday, which eventually led to his alleged assault and his fiancée’s molestation in police custody,

The Crime Branch of the Odisha Police on Friday registered a case in connection with alleged sexual assault of an army officer’s fiancé in police custody, a officer said.

An Army officer's friend has come forward with allegations against police officers of sexual harassment. Five cops have been suspended.

An army officer's fiancée has come forward with serious allegations, claiming she was sexually assaulted inside an Odisha police station.

Our government never hesitates to take action against the culprits. We are taking steps to give stringent punishment to the culprits,” Majhi told reporters in Keonjhar.

The alleged assault of an Army officer and molestation of his fiancée by cops in Bharatpur police station of Bhubaneswar has sparked outrage across the country. The Army officer's fiancée claimed she was tortured by Bhubaneswar police at Bharatpur station while attempting to file a complaint against hooligans.

Odisha police station sexual abuse, Army officer fiancée harassment: The incident reportedly occurred on September 15 when the Army Major and the woman went to the police station to report harassment.

Sharing her distressing account with the media, she stated that this happened on the morning of September 15, and claimed she was "wrongfully thrown into jail

Odisha women commission takes suo-motu cognisance of the alleged sexual assault of a fiancé of an army officer in Bharatpur police station