Bhubaneswar: Kalinganagar police in Jajpur district on Saturday arrested two men for allegedly raping a woman after luring her to an abandoned house near Chandikhol on the pretext of taking her to her ailing husband.
The accused were identified as Ramachandra Sahu, alias Kanhu, of the Badachana police station area and Chhabindra Tarai of the Jenapur police station area, police said.
According to Additional Superintendent of Police (Kalinganagar) Suprasanna Mallick, the incident took place on September 1. The woman, a resident of the Kalinganagar police station area, was at Duburi Chhak when the accused allegedly approached her.
The duo allegedly told the woman that her husband was unwell and staying at Chandikhol. Worried about her husband, she travelled to Chandikhol by bus, where the accused were allegedly waiting for her.
Police said the two men then offered to take her to her husband on a motorcycle. They allegedly took her instead to an abandoned house near Chandikhol, where they raped her.
The woman contacted her relatives the following day and returned home. She was initially treated at a hospital before approaching Kalinganagar police and lodging a complaint.
Following directions from the Jajpur superintendent of police, Kalinganagar police launched an investigation. A team led by inspector-in-charge Prakash Kumar Sahu conducted a raid in the Chandikhol area and arrested the two accused.
Police said the accused allegedly admitted to their involvement during questioning. After undergoing medical examination, they were produced before a court on Saturday.
The motorcycle allegedly used in the crime and a mobile phone were seized as part of the investigation, police said.
Further investigation into the case is underway, ASP Mallick said.
