Archive · 26 Jul 2025
Odisha: Class 10 Students Pregnant; Youths Arrested for Attack
Two Class 10 students living in state-run hostels in Odisha were found to be pregnant.
The pregnancies came to light after the students returned from their summer vacation and did not collect their sanitary napkins, prompting the hostel staff to alert the police.
In a separate event, four youths in Balasore were arrested for attempting to kill a woman after a failed rape attempt.
Police are investigating both situations.
Two Class 10 students in Odisha state-run hostels were found pregnant.
The incidents occurred in two separate government residential girls' high schools in Kandhamal district.
Hostel authorities alerted police after students did not collect sanitary napkins post-summer vacation.
Police have registered two FIRs and investigations are underway regarding the pregnancies.
In a separate incident, four youths in Balasore were arrested for attempted murder after a failed rape attempt.
- Who
- Two Class 10 students; four youths in Balasore.
- What
- Two Class 10 students were found pregnant; four youths arrested for attempted murder.
- When
- The pregnancies were discovered after students returned from summer vacation. The attempted murder occurred at an unspecified time.
- Where
- Kandhamal and Balasore districts, Odisha.
- Why
- Investigations are underway regarding the pregnancies; the youths attempted murder after a failed rape attempt.
- Location
- Kandhamal and Balasore, Odisha
- Victims
- Two Class 10 students; One 20-year-old woman
- Charges
- Pregnancy of minors; attempted murder; potential sexual assault
- Police Action
- Two FIRs registered; Four youths arrested
