Overview

• A leaked video has surfaced in which the injured minor reportedly names three men as her attackers, contradicting an earlier police statement denying third-party involvement.
• Puri Superintendent of Police Pinak Mishra said the probe is in its final stage and investigators are probing who recorded and circulated the sensitive video.
• Authorities have urged the public not to share the clip to protect juvenile privacy and are awaiting state forensic laboratory reports before filing a chargesheet.
• Opposition Biju Janata Dal leaders have demanded a judicial inquiry and the resignation of Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida over alleged shortcomings in the investigation.
• The victim’s last statement was recorded under a judicial magistrate’s supervision and her mother’s FIR alleges she was abducted and set ablaze on a riverbank in Balanga on July 19.