Odisha Rape Case: A minor girl attempted to end her life after being rapped by a 26-year-old man in her home in Odisha's Bhadrak. Police on Friday said, the girl was allegedly raped at her home, following which she attempted suicide by consuming poison. She is now hospitalised in a critical condition. The police arrested the accused, a 26-year-old resident of a village under Dhamara panchayat.

Rape Case Amid Outrage Over Another Sexual Assault

The rape case was reported at a time when the region was already witnessing an unrest over a rape and murder case. A widespread outrage erupted over the recent rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl in Chandbali area of the same district. The body of the class 3 student was found near a bush on Tuesday. One person was arrested in connection with the incident, and a mob ransacked his house.

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The Officials said, an FIR has been registered at Dhamnagar Police Station. According to the FIR, the minor was alone at home cooking in the evening of December 17. The accused allegedly gagged the girl with her own scarf, and raped her.

Accused Warns Victim After Raping Her

In the police complaint, it was mentioned that the accused, before leaving her, warned the victim that her sisters too would face the same fate if she disclosed the matter.

Fearing social stigma and intimidation, the 17-year-old girl initially remained silent. However, she later wrote a detailed account of the incident before consuming poison on December 20 in a suicide attempt.

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She was initially taken to Dhamara Community Health Centre, then to Bhadrak District Headquarters Hospital and later shifted to a private nursing home in Cuttack, where her condition is stated to be serious. The victim's widowed mother approached Dhamara police with the handwritten note and lodged a formal complaint, prompting police action.

Dhamara Police Station Inspector In Charge, Sovan Kumar Swain, said an investigation is underway.

(With PTI Inputs)

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