The Kendrapada Sadar police on Sunday night arrested the prime accused in the case of gangrape of a minor girl that occurred on Friday last at Kantia village under Chakroda gram panchayat.
The arrested person is Parsuram Mallick alias Silua of the same Kantia village.
"Acting on a tip-off that Silua was hiding at his brother-in-law's house at Nagespur under Nemala police station in Cuttack district, a police team conducted raid there and nabbed Silua," said Kendrapada Sadar police station IIC Tapas Pradhan.
Meanwhile, the medical examination of the accused was conducted and he would be produced before court on Tuesday. He was booked under Sections 376 (2)(g) and 506 of IPC, added Swain.
Notably, the victim was gangraped on Friday night near a bush by three persons while she was going with her family members to see Jhamu Yatra that was organised in the village. Silua and Babuni Bhol of Shyamsundarpur, who were working as tractor drivers along with Babua Mallick raped her.
Kendrapada SDPO Nrushingha Swain said haunt was on to nab the two other accused.