Four cops suspended after mob kills GRP constable in Odisha

11 May,2026 12:56 PM IST |  Bhubaneswar  |  Agencies

32-year-old GRP constable Soumya Ranjan Swain was lynched following an allegation of attempt to rape by a woman

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At least four policemen were suspended, and two home guards disengaged from service on Sunday within hours of the Crime Branch (CB) of Odisha Police starting a probe into the lynching of a GRP constable by a mob for allegedly attempting to rape a woman on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar on May 7. 32-year-old GRP constable Soumya Ranjan Swain was lynched following an allegation of attempt to rape by a woman.

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