Bhubaneswar: The Mancheswar Police has arrested three persons for allegedly gang-raping a married woman in the Dhirkut Basti area last Sunday. Based on the complaint filed by the victim, the Mancheswar police has arrested three youth namely Malinga, Swadhin and Deepak and is searching for others involved in the crime. The group of youth were celebrating a birthday party Sunday night in Mancheswar area with loud noise. The victim is said to have requested the youth to not make any noise. In a fit of rage, the youth allegedly raped the woman by dragging her into the house. Hearing her screams, the neighbors came to her rescue after which the youth fled from the scene.
On the basis of the complaint filed by the victim, a case was registered and the accused were arrested under IPC Sections 294, 323, 354, 354 (A), 448, 376, 511, 506 and 34. The three have been forwarded to Jail. The Police has launched a manhunt to arrest the others involved in the incident.