Bhubaneswar, Sep 16
Puri District Collector Dibya Jyoti Parida on Tuesday assured that justice will be delivered in the gang-rape case.
Reacting to the shocking incident of gang-rape near the Baliharchandi shrine in Puri, he said that the police investigation into the matter is currently underway, and appropriate steps are being taken to ensure justice.
As per reports, the 19-year-old student, along with her boyfriend, visited the Baliharachandi Temple in Brahmagiri to offer prayers on Saturday afternoon.
The accused persons first forcefully took away Rs 2,000 from the couple and later sexually assaulted the college student after tying her boyfriend to a tree in the jungle on Saturday afternoon.
The police have also managed to nab the prime accused, Manoj Behera, in the case while he was trying to flee to Andhra Pradesh late Monday night.