Archive · 5 Nov 2025
Odisha Engineer Arrested for Sexually Assaulting 9 Students
A man who works as an engineer for the government visited a school.
He was supposed to check on some building work.
He took nine boys who live at the school to a quiet, unfinished toilet.
There, he touched them inappropriately.
He told the boys not to tell anyone.
But the boys told their teacher.
The teacher told the police.
The police arrested the engineer, and he is now in jail.
An engineer in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, Prashant Senapati, has been arrested.
He is accused of sexually assaulting nine male students at Bhanjabhumi Sanskrit Vidyalaya.
The alleged incidents occurred on Sunday when the engineer visited the school for an inspection.
He reportedly took the boys to an under-construction toilet and touched their private parts, threatening them to remain silent.
The students reported the incident to the headmistress, leading to the engineer's arrest and subsequent judicial custody.
- Who
- Prashant Senapati, a block assistant engineer
- What
- Allegedly sexually assaulted nine male students by touching their private parts.
- When
- Sunday, during an official visit and later that evening.
- Where
- Bhanjabhumi Sanskrit Vidyalaya hostel in Harishchandrapur village, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.
- Why
- The motive is not explicitly stated in the article, but the engineer allegedly took the boys to a secluded, under-construction toilet.
- Accused Name
- Prashant Senapati
- Accused Profession
- Block Assistant Engineer
- Location
- Mayurbhanj district, Odisha
- School Name
- Bhanjabhumi Sanskrit Vidyalaya
- Number of Victims
- 9 boys
- Date of Incident
- Sunday