Woman, out with friend on drive, sexually assaulted in Odisha's Cuttack

A woman was allegedly sexually assaulted by a group of men in Odisha's Cuttack district when she was out with her friend on a drive, police said on Wednesday, August 12.

The incident happened in the Nischintakoili police station area on Tuesday night, they said.

The woman was out with her male friend, and heading towards Kendrapara from Bhubaneswar, police said.

"When they stopped near Sukarpada village on the Cuttack-Chandbali Road, a group of four to six men intercepted them. The suspects thrashed the friend, and gangraped the woman," SP (Cuttack - Rural) Vinit Agrawal told PTI.

"The group fled the spot, leaving the two at the spot," he said.

A case has been registered on the basis of the complaint lodged by the survivor, Agrawal said, adding that a DSP-rank officer has been appointed as investigating officer.

"Multiple teams have been formed to nab the accused persons. We are hopeful that they will be arrested soon," he said.

(With inputs from PTI)