Rourkela: A group of robbers allegedly gangraped a woman at Gotidhara under Brahmani Tarang police limits in Odisha's Rourkela city.

As per a complaint lodged by the victim with Brahmani Tarang police last night, seven miscreants with an intention of loot barged into a house inside which she was sleeping on February 23. The woman, whose husband is the caretaker of the house, was sleeping on the first floor of the house while her spouse was sleeping on the ground floor.

The looters threatened the woman's husband and later raped the victim. They also looted items worth lakhs from the house before fleeing the spot.

Acting on the basis of the complaint, police have registered a case and started investigation into the incident. Till last reports came in, no arrests were made in the case.