Harihara Mallik is resident of village Gadagopalapur, Astaranaga, Puri. He lives with his family including a 15 year old daughter namely, Nehashree Mallik (name changed), who is 100% visually challenged of both eyes from birth. She usually goes to her paternal elder uncle’s (Jalandhar Mallik) house to listen TV serial songs, which she was very fond of. One day after watching Shree Ganesh serial, at about 7PM she went to pee outside their home, with one of her younger siblings, Pallak Mallik (11Year). Pallak left her outside and returned inside. The accused Subasha (24) cousin of the victim (S/O: Surendra) came near, stopped her outside and requested her to sing a song, as he would record that in his mobile phone. Under that pretext Subash took her to a lonely darker place. There Subash bound her mouth with the gamuchha and raped her. Three other youths of the cluster named Siba Mallik, Milan Mallik and Rama Mallik were there. It is said by the victim that Siba Mallik dissuaded raping the girl while other two asked him to remain silent as they would record the incident in mobile. She was threatened not to disclose. Later there was whispering in the village; Subash attempted to commit suicide and rescued. After that the incident was revealed by the victim to her mother; she lodged complaint in the police station which was registered as Astarang PS case no 14 dated 27.1.2023 under sections 363, 376(2)(f), 376(2)(l), 376(3) IPC with 6 POCSO Act.

Sunil Kumar Mishra, the headmaster of Aida Nodal Upper Primary School, Athamallick in Angul district. On 2.7.2022 seven girl students of 8th class complained to the Superintendent of the hostel regarding repeated sexual assault by the Head Master for nearly 2 months. Out of seven victims one was day scholar and remaining six are boarders of SC & ST Girls Hostel. Basing on the complaints, the Head Master, Aida High School reported the matter in writing to the District Education Officer, Angul. The District Education Officer Mr Niranjan Sahu constituted an enquiry team led by Block Education Officer Mr. Sundhi, Additional Block Education Officer Mr. Kaivalya Kanhar, BRCC Mr. Chabinarayan Sith and Head Master of Yogibandi Primary School, Ms Rajeshwari Barik. The team visited that school, conducted enquiry and submitted report on the matter. On the basis of inquiry report the accused Mr. Sunil Kumar Mishra has been put under suspension for six months.

Bhimsen Das is resident of Sathilo village under Kakarudrapur GP in Balianta Police Station area of Khurdha district. He and his wife Chapala Das both are daily labourers. They have three daughters of which 8 year old Jasmin Das is youngest. On 31.12.2022, the couple had left home for labour work; Jasmin was playing with two other kids near her house. At about 2.30 PM one Jagannath Bhatta, S/O Krushna Bhatta of same village came to the house of Jasmin and allured her to have chocolate took her to an abandoned house on the back side of her house. There he forcibly raped her. Due to aggravated penetrative sexual assault, she started bleeding profusely from her private part. The rapist went away leaving her there.  The minor girl went back home to her grandmother (Ruma Das) who noticed the bleeding. She (grandmother) called others and asked to intimate Bhimsen. Jasmin was immediately taken to CHC Balipatna by her uncle (elder brother of father) Duryodhan Das. There they tried to stop the bleeding but failed and referred the girl to Capital Hospital, Bhubaneswar for further treatment. She was admitted and got discharged after 7 days from Capital Hospital. Initially Jasmin had not disclosed the cause of injury being rape due to fear; after treatment for 2/3 days she disclosed the incident to her mother at Capital Hospital. After coming back from hospital, complaint was lodged in the police station which was registered as Balianta PS case number 0010/22 dated 07.01.2022 u/s 376 -A, 376 AB, and 506 IPC, 3 (1)(r) (w) SC/ST (PoA) Act with 6 of POCSO Act. The matter was taken up by Ambedkar-Lohia Vichar Manch and a team conducted Fact Finding on 8.1.2022.

Ankita Mallik, aged about 17 years, daughter of Bhola Mallik is original resident of village Jarimul under Rajnagar PS in Kendrapara district. But she was staying from her early childhood in her maternal home at Malipur village under Pattamundai PS. There she met a young who had come for wood work. Somehow intimacy developed between them. The accused, namely Chttaranjan Mallik, son of Babaji Mallik of village Bhoipada, Nemal PS in Cuttack district abducted her, took her to Jagulai Temple at Nemal and put sindoor on her head and exchanged garlands playing a dramatic marriage. Then the accused took her to Hyderabad and they stayed there for three months. Chittaranjan had repeated physical relation with the minor girl. There the girl came to know that Chitta was married; she insisted to go to her in-law’s house and meet his mother. Chitta also told that his parents are calling them to come back home and get married. They returned from Hyderabad; on the way to his village, Chitta said the girl to get down the vehicle so that he will go alone, judge the situation, facilitate her entry and then come back and take her with him. She waited for him for over two hours but he did not come back. The girl herself searched the house of accused and reached there. She met the father of the accused, Sri Babji Mallik and described everything. Babaji Mallik, father of the accused said that they are not aware of anything about all these incidents and asked her to report the matter to police. From there, the victim girl went to Nemal police station and informed the matter; but the officer there sent her away saying that an FIR should be lodged at Pattamundi police station.Later, she went to Pattamundai PS and lodged complaint. FIR no 367 dated 25.7.2022 was registered at Pattamundei police station, after which accused was arrested and forwarded to jail custody and the victim was put in the short-stay home at Kendrapara.

Akarapada is a revenue village under Jajpur police station. Some Scheduled
caste people live in that village with other communities. Sony Mallik, daughter
of Harihara Mallik is a 10 year old girl belonging to Scheduled Caste
community. On 27.11.2022, Sony went to the betel shop near their house to
fetch some commodities. It was around 12.30 during the day and the place was
lonely at that time. The shopkeeper, Shambhunath Mahalik taking advantage of
the deserted situation took Sony to the back of his shop and assaulted her with
aggravated penetrative sexual assault. Due to delay in return of the child, her
elder sister, Sumi (name changed) went to the shop to look for her; as she
reached the shop, the accused left the little girl. Sumi asked what he was doing;
Sambhunath slapped her. Both the sisters returned home and narrated all these
incidents. The father and mother of the child went as soon as possible and
reported the matter in Jajpur police station. The complaint was registered as
Jajpur PS case no 432 dated 27.11.2022 under Sections 376(A), 376(B), 323
IPC, 3(2)(v) SC & ST PoA Act with 4(2), 6 POCSO Act. Some local residents
said, with the condition of not revealing their names, that the incident is true
because the shopkeeper is constantly engaged in such activities; he should be
punished.