A minor girl was allegedly abducted by a youth from Brahmapur and raped after being drugged at a lodge in Simanchalam area of neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.
Police arrested the accused, identified as P Saroj Kumar Pradhan (35) of Sanadumula under Digapahandi Police limits, and rescued the victim on Saturday.
According to Badabazar police station IIC PrashantBhupati, the family of the minor girl had lodged a complaint with police that the victim was missing since March 16 from 3rd Lane of Sriram Nagar, Brahmapur.
“Giving priority to the case, we registered a case under IPC Section 363 and started a search operation. Later, the incident came to the fore after the girl escaped from the MadhuriKalyanMandap lodge on Friday and informed her brother about the incident. A Bada Bazar Police team along with family members reached there and rescued the minor. The statement of the victim has been recorded," Bhupati said.
The preliminary investigation revealed that the accused had drugged her food and drink. A glass and some clothes seized from the lodge have been sent to a forensic scientific laboratory for test. The victim and the accused were also medically examined by the police.