A youth was arrested on Saturday for allegedly raping a 25-year-old tribal woman in Soro of Baleswar district while she had gone to a village for attending a wedding.
According to a complaint lodged by the victim with the Soro police, Shyama Singh (29) forcibly took her to a secluded place and raped her while she had gone to Digibhanra village for a marriage ceremony on May 2. The accused was reportedly in an inebriated state.
The woman’s husband informed the police about the incident, following which cops detained Singh. He was later arrested under Section 376 (1) of IPC.
“A case has been registered in this connection. The woman has been sent for medical examination. The accused will be forwarded to court after his medical examination,” said Soro police station IIC Dillip Kumar Sahu.