Father Kills Man For Attempting To Rape His 10-Year-Old Daughter In Odisha: Report

A local youth with a history of criminal behavior, reportedly followed her and attempted to rape her,

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Father Kills Man For Attempting To Rape His 10-Year-Old Daughter In Odisha: Report

Odisha: Father Kills Man For Attempting To Rape His 10-Year-Old Daughter

In a disturbing case, a father in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district killed a man who allegedly attempted to sexually assault his 10-year-old daughter. The incident unfolded on October 19, 2025, in the village of Mohanpasi under the jurisdiction of Parjang police station.

The father, 45-year-old Rupa Pinga had taken his daughter to bathe in a village pond. After bath, the girl wandered a short distance away, and it was during this time that a 27-year-old Karunakar Behera, a local youth with a history of criminal behavior, reportedly followed her and attempted to rape her, TellyChakkar reported citing police source.

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When the father heard the crying sound of his daughter, Rupa Pinga rushed to the spot and confronted the attacker. The father initially assaulted Behera with a stick.

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When the harasser tried to escape by jumping into a nearby drainage canal, Pinga followed him and struck the assailant’s head with a stone, in a fit of rage, leading to the instant death of the attacker.