Bhubaneswar, June 24 -- Congress on Wednesday alleged that there is no security arrangement, especially at the tourist places in Odisha, days after it formed a five-member fact-finding team to investigate the alleged increase in recent crimes against women in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled state.

On Congress fact-finding team probing Gopalpur rape incident, Congress MP and member of the fact-finding team, Ranjeet Ranjan told ANI, "...There is no security arrangement, especially the tourist places and where festivals are held, girls are kidnapped in the crowd, which the IG also accepted. Administration is negligent, there is no patrolling, and there is no awareness..."

She also referred to the Goapalpur gangrape incident.

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