Overview

• The victim, who trained at Jajpur hockey stadium for two years, was allegedly abducted by her coach and two associates on the evening of July 3 and taken to a lodge for sexual assault.
• Perpetrators threatened to murder her if she disclosed the attack, delaying her formal complaint until July 21.
• Police detained four suspects, including two coaches, and registered charges under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
• Authorities have recorded the survivor’s statement before the district court and are conducting medical and forensic examinations as investigations continue.
• The case has intensified calls for stricter child protection measures in Odisha after a string of recent sexual violence incidents against minors in the state.