A girl was allegedly raped by a married man while on her way back home from her college in the Badmal police outpost area of Sambalpur district on Saturday. Based on the complaint of the father of the Class XII student, the accused identified as Suresh Mahakud of Potubahal village in the district was detained by the Badamal police for interrogation.
Suresh got married six months back.As per reports, the girl was returning home in the Birmarajpur area under Charmal police station at around 5 pm on her bicycle after finishing classes at college.
However, when it started raining midway, she took shelter under a tree near a forest. Suresh, who was passing by, saw her and dragged her to the forest and raped her, the complaint stated.
“A case has been registered and we have launched an investigation into the incident. The girl’s father alleged that she was returning home when the accused took her to the forest and raped her. The accused has been detained and we are interrogating him,” said Charmal police station IIC Basant Kumar Dalai.