- A 23-year-old Odisha woman was allegedly gangraped over the last 6 months after she was abducted, police said.
- The woman said she recently managed to escape and lodged a complaint with Bhograi police station.
- Woman's mother had lodged a complaint on March 3 alleging that her daughter ran away with a man
A 23-year-old woman was allegedly raped by several persons over the last six months after she was abducted by a man of her locality in Odisha's Balasore district, police said.
The victim lodged a police complaint on Tuesday, alleging that she was abducted and kept in Baripada in Mayurbhanj district for the last six months, during which she was gang-raped and subjected to physical torture.
The woman said she recently managed to escape and lodged a complaint with Bhograi police station.
Bhograi police station inspector-in-charge Rohit Kumar Bal said that the woman's mother had lodged a complaint on March 3 alleging that her daughter ran away with a man and took with her ornaments worth over Rs 3 lakh.
Based on the complaint, a case was registered.
The woman was sent to a rehabilitation centre in Balasore, and her medical examination was conducted on Wednesday, the officer said, adding efforts were underway to nab the accused persons.
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