Odisha Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo on Saturday said the recent "sexual assault" incident at Bharatpur Police Station was being "politicised" and asserted that those found guilty would not be spared.

The video, accessed by India Today, shows the Army officer and his fiancée being manhandled by a group of men in Odisha's Bhubneshwar.

Rahul Gandhi said that crimes against women have become completely uncontrolled and unbridled under the BJP government.

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, former Army chief general (retired) VK Singh and several others reacted strongly to the alleged torture of an Indian Army officer and “sexual assault” of his fiancée inside a police station in Odisha's Bhubaneswar.

Congress leaders condemned the Odisha incident involving the alleged assault of an army man and his fiancée, demanding accountability and justice.

Our government never hesitates to take action against the culprits. We are taking steps to give stringent punishment to the culprits,” Majhi told reporters in Keonjhar.

The Congress slammed the BJP on Friday over the alleged sexual assault on an Army officer's fiancee in police custody in Odisha, with Rahul Gandhi alleging that crimes against women have spiralled out

The Congress party on Friday condemned the alleged sexual assault on the fiancée of an army officer at a police station in Odisha, where the woman had gone for help. Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha,

The alleged assault of an Army officer and molestation of his fiancée by cops in Bharatpur police station of Bhubaneswar has sparked outrage across the country. The Army officer's fiancée claimed she was tortured by Bhubaneswar police at Bharatpur station while attempting to file a complaint against hooligans.

The Odisha Chief Minister's Office has ordered an expedited Crime Branch investigation following allegations of misconduct and assault on a serving Army officer and a woman inside Bharatpur Police Station,