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.