The Chandiposh police of Sundargarh district registered a case acting on a complaint of rape of two minor girls on Saturday.
The police sent the victim girls for medical examination and started an investigation. The accused of the rape case are still at large.
As per the complaint, on December 27, two local boys had lured one 14 years’ old girl and one 16 years’ old girl with a promise that they would take them to a fair near Lathikata area.
The two youths reportedly instead of taking them to the fair had kept them in an abandoned house and raped them there. During late night only, the two local youths had released the girls, following which they reached their village only on January 28 morning and narrated their plight.
According to sources, the village committee first discussed over the matter on Friday and decided to lodge a complaint with the police. Accordingly, a group of villagers reached Chandiposh police station on
Saturday and lodged a complaint of rape. Investigating officer of Chandiposh police station BK Rout assured, “We would nab the culprits soon."