Jajpur rape accused arrested after a week

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KalingaTV News Network

Jajpur: Police arrested the absconding accused involved in the rape of a woman applicant under Biju Pucca Ghar Yojana in Dasarathpur BJD party office of the district from Keonjhar last night .

Informing on the arrest, Jajpur SP Charan Singh Meena said the accused Chandrakant Mohapatra was caught by a special team formed to probe the incident from Keonjhar district.

The accused is currently being interrogated and would be forwarded to court soon.

The accused, who also happens to be a BJD worker and cousin of senior party leader Saroj Mohapatra, lured the complainant woman to Dasarathpur BJD party office on the day of the incident to complete the formalities to apply for a concrete house under BPGY. However, deceiving the victim later, Mohapatra outraged her modesty inside the office.

The incident came to fore after the victim, a resident of Dasarathpur filed a complaint at Mangalpur Police Station on January 15.

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