India, Aug. 31 -- Human rights activist Jayanta Kumar Das has approached the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), seeking urgent directives to the Odisha Police for the immediate arrest of accused persons involved in the alleged gangrape of a young woman in Udala, Mayurbhanj district.

The activist has also urged the NHRC to monitor the investigation to ensure timely filing of the chargesheet and demanded that the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Mayurbhanj, be directed to provide a compensation of 10 lakh to the survivor.

According to reports, on August 29, a 20-year-old woman travelled in a vehicle with one of the accused, known to her, who had allegedly promised her a job. During the journey, four other men boarded the va...