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Fact finding report on rape & threatened to murder of Dipanjali Sethi of Bharatipur, PS- Pipili, District- Puri (Code: OD-29/12/2021, Date: 09-Nov-2021 )
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Case primary details
| Case posted by | Ambedkar Lohia Vichar Manch |
| Case code | OD-29/12/2021 |
| Case year | 09-Nov-2021 |
| Type of atrocity | Rape |
| Whether the case is being followed in the court or not? | Yes |
Fact Finding
Fact finding date
| Fact finding date | Not recorded |
Case Incident
Case Incident details
| Case incident date | 09-Nov-2021 |
| Place | Village: Not recorded Taluka:Not recorded District: Puri District(DP) State: Odisha |
| Police station | Pipli |
| Complaint date | 18-Nov-2021 |
| FIR date | 18-Nov-2021 |
Case brief
Case summary
Sarat Sethi, a small farmer lives with his family in Bharatipur village in Pipili Block of Puri district. He also runs small poultry farm. He & his wife Kanak Sethi earn their livelihood by his. On 09/11/2021, the couple had gone out to temple. Their daughter, a 16 year old minor girl, namely Dipanjali Sethi was alone at home. At about 1 PM, one Priyajit Swain, who works as Supervisor of Pashupati Company, Pipili came to their house. Priyajit used to come to their place at different times for poultry farm related transactions & was friendly to the family. Dipanjali was not hesitent to talk to him. In the process of talking, he entered the house & raped the girl. Sarat & Kanan found the daughter in shocked condition when they came back. She was taken to hospital & treated. After she recovered, her mother lodged complaint & Pipili PS Case no- 515 dated 18/11/2021 was registered under Sections 376(1),506 IPC with Section 4 of POSCO Act. Sarat Sethi informed the incident to ALVM & sought for help, hence fact finding was conducted on 29/12/2021.