The Derabish police on Saturday arrested and forwarded a 32-year-old priest of Dadhibabanjew temple for outraging the modesty of a 40-year- old married woman after giving her shelter at the temple premises on Thursday night.
Derabish police station IIC Sudhir Ranjan Sahu said the priest, Raghunatha Panda alias Kalia nana, a resident of Dumuka haat on Thursday night allegedly gave shelter to a married woman, who had come to the temple after having left her in-laws at Golarhaat over some feud.
However, Kalia nana knocked the door of the room where the woman was taking shelter after entering into the temple premises and tried to outrage her modesty.
The victim woman later lodged an FIR at Derabish police station.
Acting on the FIR, Derabish police registered a case and arrested the accused the priest after conducting an inquiry. Both the accused and victim woman were sent for medical examination.
The accused was produced before the SDJM Court on Saturday.