Two arrested in Jharsuguda gang rape case

Sourabha Published On : Sep 14, 2016 at 5:44 PM

Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Jharsuguda, Sep 14:

Badamal police today arrested two persons on charges of kidnapping and gang raping a young girl in Jharsuguda district of Odisha on September 8.

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Both the accused hail from Jharsuguda town and will be forwarded to court tomorrow, police said.

Notably, the victim hailing from Mangalabag area in Cuttack had boarded a train to Jharsuguda from where she had to catch a connecting train on September 8.

However, she was allegedly abducted by three unidentified miscreants from the railway station. The tormentors had raped her and dumped her in a canal at Banjari village, 7 km from where she was kidnapped.

She was spotted by the villagers in a critical condition in the swampy area two days after the alleged incident. After being informed by the locals, a women’s organisation ‘Mahisha’ had filed a complaint with Badamal police station on September 10 based on the ordeal narrated by the victim.

The victim has been rehabilitated in a short stay home.