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On 18.8.2008 Ashima
Mohanty, a 22 year
old student of Mass
Communication &
Journalism committed
suicide by hanging
herself, after
learning about
circulation of CDs
containing video of
her intimate
moments with her
lover Pinua @
Astarang Sahu and
after being subject
to blackmail by the
latter. In this
connection,
Madhupatna PS Case
No.145 dtd.
21.8.2008 u/s
306/500/506/292(2)(a)/34
IPC r.w. 6 Indecent
Representation of
Women (Prohibition)
Act was registered
and investigated
into. The
investigation of the
case was closely
monitored by senior
officers during
which four accused
including principal
accused Pinua @
Astarang Sahu were
arrested and
forwarded to
judicial custody.
In its judgement dtd.
31.1.2011, the
Hon’ble Adhoc
Addl.Dist. &
Sessions Judge,
FTC-IV, Cuttack
convicted accused
Pinua @ Astarang
Sahu, Somu @ Amarish
Sahu and Mansh Kumar
Sahu to undergo
rigorous
imprisonment for
seven years with a
fine of INR 10,000/-, to
undergo rigorous
imprisonment for two
years with fine of
INR 2,000/- u/s 306 IPC and U/s 4 & 6
Indecent
Representation of
Women (Prohibition)
Act, 1996. Principal
accused Pinu @
Astarang Sahu was
also sentenced with
fine of INR 5,000/-
for offence u/s 417 IPC to serve the
ends of justice.
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