Bhubaneswar: Miscreants threaten woman SI with sword near Reserve Police Office

Bhubaneswar: Unidentified miscreants allegedly threatened a woman SI of police near the Reserve Police Office in Odisha capital, late night on January 2.

The woman cop, identified as Subhashree Nayak, SI, Mahila Police Station, lodged a complaint in this regard with the Saheed Nagar police, on the basis of which a case was registered under Sections 341, 294, 506 and 34 of the IPC.

As per the complaint, Nayak was returning home in her car after completion of duty on the fateful day at around 1.30 AM. While she was heading towards her quarters near the Reserve Police Office through the Science Park lane, several SUV-borne men approached the car.

As they started abusing Nayak and chasing her car, she quickly drove the vehicle till the back gate of the Reserve Police Office. After she entered the premises, a person from the SUV brandished a sword and threatened the cop to kill her.

However, Nayak managed to reach her quarters safely.

Filing the complaint, she demanded stringent action against the accused.

Police were examining the footage of nearby CCTV cameras to identify the wrongdoers and their vehicle.

Notably, Nayak, during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, had earned praise from superstar Chiranjeevi as she fed an elderly woman and made her aware about the virus in Malkangiri while she was posted as sub-inspector, Malkangiri police station.

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