Odisha: Five arrested for assaulting man, stripping him naked and parading on street

Puri, Oct 12 (UNI) Police have arrested five persons, including two minors, for allegedly assaulting a 35-year-old man, stripping him naked and parading him along a public road in Puri district on suspicion that he had attempted to molest a mentally ill woman. The incident occurred near Jalakabar village under Chandanpur police station limits at around 8 pm on Sunday, police said. According to the police, the victim, Mrutyunjay Pradhan, a resident of Parbatipur village under Baseli Sahi police station limits, was returning to Satyabadi on his bicycle when the incident took place. His father, Gobinda Chandra Pradhan, lodged a…