India, June 16 -- A 20-year-old college student, who was strolling on the Gopalpur sea beach of Odisha's Ganjam district on Sunday evening, was allegedly gang-raped by around 10 men after the assailants overpowered her male friend, police said on Monday.

Police said the survivor, an undergraduate student at a private college in Ganjam, was visiting the beach with her friend to celebrate the Raja festival when 10 men approached her. The accused then tied up her friend and sexually assaulted her one by one, said Berhampur superintendent of police (SP) Vivek Saravana, quoting the FIR.

Saravana said police have detained seven suspects for interrogation, with efforts ongoing to apprehend the remaining absconding accused. "A special team has ...