Bhubaneswar, Dec. 21 -- A series of rape cases in Odisha ranging from the Dhauli incident to the gang-rape of minor girl on the pretext of providing a job has raised serious questions about women's safety in the state. The situation has become even more alarming in Bhubaneswar, where repeated allegations of gang rapes in the Odisha capital.

Opposition leader and former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik took to social media to criticise the BJP-led state government over the developments. Referring to the recent incidents, he said that even before the shock of the Dhauli gang rape case could fade from public memory, another brutal crime had taken place, leaving women in the capital feeling increasingly unsafe.

"The state capital Bhubaneswar i...