Police arrested a person on Wednesday in connection with the gang-rape of a 15-year-old girl for 22 days in the Chauliaganj area of Cuttack city.
Cuttack DCP Prateek Singh said the Chauliaganj police have arrested one accused in the case and hunt is on to nab another. Besides, a special team has been formed to probe the incident.
“We are also looking for involvement of more persons in the incident,” Singh added.Meanwhile, police on the day recorded the statement of the victim.As per reports, the Class-IX girl of the Tirtol area of Jagatsinghpur district was staying with her married elder sister and brother-in-law at Professor Pada here for last one month after her father allegedly started torturing her.
Following a dispute between her sister and brother-in-law, the former asked the girl to return to her home.
On the fateful day, when the girl was waiting at the OMP Square to a board a bus to her village, a man offered her a lift to her village and later took her to a house near Gatiroutpatna in Chauliaganj area.The man and his associate held her hostage in a house for 22 days and raped her. The accused duo also recorded a video of the shameful act and threatened her to upload it on social media if she revealed the matter to anyone.
Acting on a tipoff, police on October 12 night raided the house and rescued the girl. She was later handed over to the Child Line.
Her statement was recorded by the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) on Tuesday. The Child Line later lodged an FIR in this regard with the Chauliaganj police.