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Odisha Police Inspector Arrested on Alleged Rape Charge After Woman Officer’s Complaint

Police describe an ongoing investigation receiving special attention given the involvement of serving officers.

Overview

  • The complaint was filed by a woman Sub-Inspector at the Mahila Police Station in Bhubaneswar.
  • The accused, 2017-batch officer Yoshobant Acharya, was recently promoted to Inspector in-Charge and posted to Kalahandi.
  • Police said Acharya was arrested on charges of rape, cheating and criminal intimidation following the complaint.
  • According to the complaint, the relationship began nearly eight years ago under repeated promises of marriage, with the first sexual encounter reported during her 2018 posting at Kendrapara.
  • The woman alleges a years-long live-in relationship across postings in Ganjam, Gajapati and Bhubaneswar, pressure to abort a pregnancy, and later discovery that Acharya was already married with a son.