Balasore, March 16: A newlywed woman was reportedly raped in Odisha’s Balasore district late at night on Saturday.
The miscreant committed the crime after he intoxicated the victim’s hubby.
The incident was reported from the Baliapal village under Jaleswar police station today.
According to the complaint lodged with the Jaleswar Police, a neighboring youth asserted the couple to assist in rectifying their Adhaar Card. Accordingly he accompanied the couple to a facilitation centre at the Singla Market. Meanwhile, he took the woman’s husband to a liquor shop and allegedly forced him to consume sufficient alcohol.
Later, finding him fully inebriated & out of order, he took the newlywed to a secluded place and raped her.
The police initiated an investigation into the matter on the basis of the information.
The accused is on the run. Manhunts are underway to nab him soon, said Jaleswar SDPO, Dilip Sahoo.
