Bhubaneswar, July 23 -- A 15-year-old girl from Malkangiri district of Odisha was allegedly gang-raped by three men and then raped again by a truck driver in a separate incident, police officers privy to the matter said, adding that the three men and the driver were arrested on Tuesday. After attending a friend's birthday party, the girl was on her way home on Sunday evening when three men allegedly abducted her, took her to a place nearly 15 to 20 km from Malkangiri town and gang raped her. The girl was trying to come back home when a truck driver picked her up on Malkangiri-Jeypore highway at Bijaghati and sexually assaulted her. Hearing her screams, the local residents rushed to the spot and caught the driver, police said. Malkangiri SP Vinodh Patil said, "Four people, including the truck driver, have been arrested. The accused were identified as Manoj Harijan, Rohit Kumar Hial, Bira Bhartia and driver Sobham Singh." Based on the complaint of the minor's family members, police registered a case against the accused under several sections, including 70 (2) (gang rape), of BNS and section 6 of Pocso Act. Following the incident, former CM Naveen Patnaik took to X and wrote, "A disturbing wave of crimes against women is gripping Odisha... This surge in sexual assaults reflects a troubling erosion of law enforcement. When the various ranks of the police face interference and political pressure, accountability weakens-and women and girls pay the price first."...