Bharatpur Case: Bhubaneswar, (Reporterspen), Sept 28: A team from the Odisha Crime Branch is set to travel to Gujarat on Sunday to conduct polygraph tests on police officers involved in the Bharatpur custodial torture case.
The investigation will focus on Inspector-In-Charge (IIC) Dinakrushna Mishra and four other officers, all of whom have been suspended following allegations of assaulting an army captain and his fiancée at the police station.
The incident, which has sparked national outrage, occurred on September 15 when the couple visited Bharatpur Police Station to file a complaint about a road rage incident.
In light of the allegations, the Odisha Police have suspended IIC Mishra, Sub Inspector Baisalini Panda, WASI Salilamayee Sahoo, ASI Sagarika Rath, and Constable Balaram Hansda as part of the ongoing investigation.
