Bhubaneswar

Puri rape: Another accused arrested

PNS

The Kumbharapada police on Friday arrested one more accused in the sensational Puri gangrape case. The arrestee Rama Chandra Pradhan is a resident of Aliaputu village in the Brahmagiri area in Puri district.

One more accused involved in the case is still at large.

This is the third arrest in the case. Earlier, dismissed police Constable and prime accused Jeetendra Sethy and one Rajesh Sethy were arrested over their alleged involvement in the offence.

A case has been registered against the accused under relevant Sections of the IPC and the POCSO Act. Investigation is underway.