Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) corporator and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Amaresh Jena was arrested from Balasore district on Sunday in connection with a rape case lodged against him in the state capital, police said. Jena was booked under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including 64(2) (rape), 89 (causing miscarriage without a woman’s consent), 296 (obscene acts), and 352 (criminal intimidation), as well as Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The complaint was filed at Laxmisagar police station on Wednesday by a 19-year-old woman.
